Thank you, Madam Chair.
Welcome to our witnesses.
As Ms. Simson said earlier, we've been working on this issue for some time now. Every time we hear what you're telling us, shivers go down our spine. It seems to me that it makes no sense for a government not to deal with the major issues you've raised. You've raised some interesting issues. Ms. Laliberté said, among other things, that nothing was being done against the predators or against those who physically assault and kill people. There's complacency. In the communities, the women are afraid they can't say what they have seen or heard. That bothers me a lot. In fact, what can we do to find a solution within the community?
I was watching a documentary on Radio-Canada that showed aboriginal women leaving their reserve to go to Abitibi-Témiscamingue, on the streets, in the clubs, where there was violence against them and where there was racism.
So there's an important connection in the community. Ms. Gabriel said that there had to be intervention in the language and culture of people, with people in the community. the problem is a big one. What can be done from the community? How can we find adequate solutions that we could recommend to the government?
I'd like to hear what you have to say on that subject, both in Montreal and in the communities outside the city, because this situation exists everywhere.