Sure. The people who work in the friendship centres across the country put in a lot of personal time. They work for very low wages. The amount of money involved and the number of programs that we have and the number of people we employ may give the impression that it's a lot. But given that 54% of the aboriginal population in Canada lives in urban centres across the country, meaning 54% of the 1.12 million aboriginal people counted in the 2006 census, it is quite a population.
Friendship centres do as much as they can to augment the kind of work that Minwaashin Lodge does, but we're glad that Minwaashin Lodge is there to help the women, families, and children they provide services to. Friendship centres don't believe or think they can do it alone; they want to support Minwaashin Lodge to continue providing its important services.
Our services are in the areas I spoke about.