Boozhoo.
I know we don't have very much time. I would like to speak about the general impacts that have a lot to do with the violence against our women and children. I always include children, because they need a voice too.
I myself am a survivor. I was left with four children 25 years ago. I had to fend for them by myself. Some women give up, but some women don't give up. They get on with their lives and do the best they can for their children. We see so many displaced children today because the mothers have given up. That's the sad reality I see with our people.
In terms of some of the problems I see with people needing help, when they need assistance and they ask for assistance, there's no place to go. The waiting lists for any programs or treatment centres are long. Many times they don't accept the family. A mother of three or four can't take the children with them. They can't go into a treatment centre if they have a police record. They can't.... There are just many blocks that mothers face when they're seeking help.
I could go on, but I'm going to let my colleague here take over. I don't want the whole seven minutes.
Thank you.