Good afternoon, everyone.
Today's discussion is very interesting. I also have many questions and I am not sure where to start.
Many people appeared before the committee and we worked very hard here to understand the violence against Aboriginal women. As we discussed last week, I am white and I have no experience of this. We often fail to grasp the situation or we have a bad image about the reserves in the Northwest Territories and the violence against Aboriginal, Inuit and Métis women.
Ms. Demers asked whether you talked to each other. Is there good co-operation between the various parties? Are Aboriginal women informed when programs are implemented? Do they know they have access to those funds?
As a woman in Quebec—and as a woman, period—I ask myself the following question: how can we help you to change the image we have of the violence against Aboriginal women? Often, far too often, Aboriginal women are portrayed as always going through crisis. Violence is also part of education. How can the government help you to move towards positive solutions to combat the violence against Aboriginal women?