Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you to all of you for coming out and sharing your experiences with us. I just want to let you know and reassure you again that our government considers the ending of violence their top priority. Since 2007, through Status of Women Canada, the government has funded almost 150 projects across Canada. That totals almost $28.7 million. That work is to eliminate violence against women.
So we are supporting prevention and providing shelters on reserves and funding victims services. We want to ensure that the justice system also meets the needs of aboriginal women and their families.
To each one of you, are there any legal reforms or legislative changes that you guys can recommend and that we can carry forward?
Let's start with Sandra.