Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
I would like to thank the witnesses for being here today. I am quite moved by their testimonies.
Marlene, I, too, am angry. And I am very happy that you are angry. I like it when women get angry because that's when things get moving. It's important that women get angry in the communities.
We're here today because some of you are angry. In fact, Status of Women Canada isn't making progress on the aboriginal women file. We've decided that this must change. There is no progress when it comes to missing or murdered women or when it comes to programs. Despite everything that's happened, nothing is being done.
We wanted to see, on the ground, how we—you and us—could make sure that things change. As always, we alone cannot change things. The solutions cannot come from us. When we decide to implement certain solutions, they are not the right ones. Take for example the aboriginal matrimonial properties bill, Bill C-31. Solutions that come from us aren't good because our solutions are the solutions of white people, not the solutions of the aboriginal communities. Once again, as it was during colonization, it's white men and women thinking like white men and women. But this isn't what we want to do. For once, we want to give you the opportunity to make suggestions, share your ideas. It's up to you to tell us how we can help you. That's the only way to do it.
We must return to Ottawa and try to convince our colleagues, both from our respective parties and from the government, which is what you said needs to be done. We must take the solutions you're proposing and run with them. So far, everyone we have met has proposed solutions, like the I'm a Kind Man program. This program works. We must set aside funds for these kinds of programs, holistic programs that heal the family, both the originators of the abuse and the victims, who might be children. This is what we want to hear about.