Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you, Ms. Clément, for appearing before the committee. In fact, the last time you were here, we were going over the supplementary estimates at that time.
I particularly appreciate your opening remarks with respect to where Status of Women is focusing its attention. You highlight particularly the area of violence against women, which you know I'm happy to hear. But as they say, the devil is in the details, because I do recall being quite distressed that the last time we went over the estimates, some $317,000 had been stripped from the budget to fund a ballet, which would have little or no impact whatsoever. I was beginning to wonder how serious the government truly was in addressing the issue of violence against women.
So that said, I'd just like to ask you to elaborate on one of the statements you made in your opening statement, where you say, “This year, we made changes to the Women's Community Fund.” Can you be more specific about what those changes are and elaborate on whether they represent more money or less money, and what was behind the changes? Thank you.