I believe that female leadership must be reinforced in the communities. In some communities, it's going a little better, but much remains to be done with regard to the place of women, whether it be in the composition of municipal councils, the distribution of mayoral offices or key positions in the local public service.
I believe that, when women have more power to change things within the communities and hold key positions, things may happen a little more positively, particularly in the fight against domestic violence. I'll give you an example. Sometimes, rather than act directly to address violence, perhaps it would be preferable to support and train women so that they can proceed with a community organization, manage communities and stabilize them.
Marie-Pierre can perhaps attest to the following. In these communities, these matters are taken care of, but on a very ad hoc basis. Committees are established, but it's hard to stabilize them. We have to support female leadership and know how to stabilize it.
With regard to the bill, I believe it's controversial. I believe Marie-Pierre said so: there really has to be a full and fundamental revision of the Indian Act. Perhaps we can even think that there may one day be an aboriginal constitution that will enable the nations to negotiate. Perhaps even the Indian Act may one day be null and void.