Who do I see providing the counselling? I know someone who recently got her master's degree, and that's what she was focused on—dealing with violent men, though not necessarily aboriginal. I guess she would have to do more studies on that, but that's a start. Then it's trying to train them to know about the aboriginal population and the challenges.
We definitely need some kind of shelter or centre for the aboriginal men to turn to, because the women are getting stronger and stronger. We have excellent aboriginal organizations, but they're for women. We can have women and children at the shelter, but if their son is 19 and he needs services--and he received the services a year before because he was allowed at the shelter--he falls through the cracks now. We're not supposed to allow them to come back when they're 19 to receive services. It's a huge issue, and we need to start addressing that.
In a way we are already addressing that through the Montreal urban aboriginal community strategy that's going on right now. There are plans to perhaps work with PAQ—Projets Autochtones du Québec, which is a shelter for both men and women. But it needs to be built up. There need to be more surveys, needs assessments proven in order to get this kind of funding.
It's apparent that there's a need out there, and it's up to us to bring it to your attention, because I don't know if you realize that.