I am, thank you very much, Madam Chair. I will be sharing my time with my colleague, Ms. Rempel.
I want to thank our witnesses for being here today. This is turning out to be a very interesting and intense study, and we haven't been at it very long. That's for sure.
I did have the opportunity a number of years ago to travel with the status of women committee to Nunavut and Labrador and New Brunswick, and heard first-hand some of the testimony of women. It was a study on violence against aboriginal women, and certainly, the challenges that are faced when living in rural and remote first nation communities.
Obviously, we've heard from other organizations, and it's obvious that each of you has highlighted some of the tensions that exist with regard to identifying the root causes, which is our first focus in this study, and building capacity in communities yet needing to address immediate and often urgent situations as they arise in communities. There are these three things going on for many different organizations and folks who are providing support to individuals in these rural and remote communities.
I'm going to ask a question of Commander Brosseau. In your opening remarks you spoke of a joint agreement between the RCMP and the Assembly of First Nations, and you highlighted a work plan that aligns your organizations in working collaboratively on issues related to missing and murdered aboriginal persons. I wonder if you would be able to speak to any particular initiatives, any on-the-ground projects that are happening as a result of that work plan.