Thank you, Sylvie. I appreciate your comments.
On a whole-of-government approach, we've done significant things with the Tackling Violent Crime Act. We've put in place support for significant investments and policing because we recognize how important this is. We are supporting Sisters in Spirit. In talking about the agency-specific, I am quite proud of the work that we and our officials have done in this capacity.
There is such a significant increase and focus on the violence against women. I remember the pillars that were put in front of me when I came in. It was talking about women's security. And I insisted that this pillar be changed to say “ending violence against women”. Coming from the background that I had, knowing that the Prime Minister had put me in this position, I knew we needed to address this. And I know all of us in this room recognize that we have to do this and we have to do it together.
But the projects, I think, are the best way for me to describe some of the things we've done. For domestic violence, when you're talking about, let's say, second-stage housing, one of the projects that I really have a great appreciation for is something that's similar to what's being done in Europe. There's a senior woman who's been living on her own for a number of years, but she can no longer afford to keep the house. And she deserves to be able to stay in her home as long as she can. So what they are doing is this. Women who have come far along in this difficult process are actually moving in with these senior women. When women who've come from domestic violence situations are ready to turn that corner, when they're not in that volatile state anymore, their families are moving in with these women and creating a new opportunity for the family who has experienced that violence to be able to start anew and actually have that figure in their lives who can show them there is another way a family can exist. That's one of the projects we're supporting at Status of Women.