Good morning, ladies, and welcome. I am really happy that you came here. Thank you for the wonderful work that you do with aboriginal women. It is really appreciated. Unfortunately, I was not able to go on the tour because I had some personal problems, but I listened carefully to the members of the committee who were able to travel and see first hand your reality and were inspired by what you told them.
As white women, we often don't live your reality and we fail to understand it. We are perhaps less informed and we perhaps have a distorted idea of who you really are. Earlier, you talked at length about funding and I would like you to explain something to me.
When you entered the data and did all that work, who did you share it with? Are you partners with the RCMP, Peacekeepers or aboriginal police forces? Do you share the information with the departments you want funding from? Is this database available to us, to the departments, such as Status of Women Canada or the Department of Justice? Are these partners you share this information with?