Madam Chair, more money was set aside in the budget for Sisters in Spirit, but that is part of the 2010 budget and the budget is not yet passed. I think that is very important to keep in mind.
I wanted to ask Ms. France Robertson and Ms. Brazeau about the shelters. We heard the comment that there are not enough shelters. One comment was that it could be 100 kilometres to get to a shelter. With the disparity in geography that we have in Canada, what is the optimum accessibility? I suppose that would be the question that needs to be asked. I don't know that it's feasible to have a shelter in every community. Certainly I don't have shelters in every community in my area either.
And what is the repeat usage? Is it a revolving door or are we seeing the women who are coming...?
We had a witness in Ottawa who was talking about the skill sets that are being given to some of the women coming through their shelter doors. Is that happening here in Quebec? Is there more that needs to be done in that area? How can we help in that area? What is the repetition level that we see?