I might just say, Madam Chair, I would encourage all of you to have Wendy Grant-John appear before your committee at some point. She is a remarkable Canadian, well respected, knowledgeable, and on this subject she is a very articulate spokesperson for the empowerment of women and advancing the interests of women and their families and children through some of the legislative initiatives that we need to undertake. She can speak more articulately than I ever could about why that's necessary in first nation communities and what it will achieve over the next generation.
On June 22nd, 2006. See this statement in context.