Thank you, Madam Chair.
Before I start, I would like one clarification. You briefly talked about the expanded funding programs under Status of Women Canada. I think you'd be interested to know that one of the key priorities under that program is in fact for aboriginal women. There were three different areas: visible minorities; aboriginal; immigrant and senior women. In fact, there were four distinct areas that take a priority in those areas. It's a larger pool of funds, so I think it's worth checking out.
Back to Melanie, if I may. In your presentation, you made a statement and I wonder if you could expand on it a bit for us. This is in the section where you're talking about the go-forward economic security issue. You said:
As Métis women we recognize that a part of our economic security will be accomplished by empowering Métis women and taking back our traditional role within our own society.
Could you talk about taking back a traditional role, what that means, and connect the dots as to how that would expand economic conditions and circumstances for Métis women?