I appreciate that, because I know they do some tremendous work, and they really do take this to heart, trying to help find some closure for these families and to find these girls.
We also haven't mentioned yet, and Madame Lavoie could probably answer this the best.... I was very proud to take part in a funding announcement for Eagle Women Lodge out of the Native Women's Transition Centre in Winnipeg. I'm reading from their website. Their goals are “to begin to heal the vicious cycle of inter-generational family dysfunction experienced by many Manitoban Aboriginal families”. Those are their words.
Of course, these are women who are transitioning from prison, and that's why I think Madame Lavoie could answer. The federal government does provide many programs. Many of these women unfortunately were kicked off reserve; they had no rights, they became exploited in the sex trade, and they then got involved in drugs and alcohol and unfortunately committed crimes that led them to jail.
The federal government has put forward an awful lot of programs that I'm very proud of. My mother worked in the jail for kids in Manitoba for her career. She worked with aboriginal kids her entire life. She lives in an aboriginal community and works in an aboriginal resource centre.
I want you to tell us a little about some of the programs the federal government has put forward to help those women, who unfortunately have fallen through the cracks, to transition back to a life that helps them.