Thank you, Madam Chair.
Welcome to our witnesses.
What the witnesses are telling us is very interesting indeed. We have already heard at length from witnesses and organizations on the subject of non-traditional fields, and one thing bothers me. Generally speaking, aboriginal women seem to experience far more obvious problems that women living in urban areas or non-aboriginal women. Aboriginal women have problems getting access to training. Not everyone has access to projects like yours in the different provinces.
That raises some questions in my mind about the situation of the different bands across the country and also in Quebec. In some communities in Quebec, and indeed in the North, women are experiencing major problems and cannot find any work. Training does not appear to be an important tool.
I would imagine that given your knowledge of your communities, you could tell me if there was an even stronger mindset present among aboriginal men, one that discourages women from leaving their communities or reserves and pursuing an interesting career?
I believe you have some statistics on this subject.