There are three recommendations I would give this standing committee. First, we as Canadians should affirm that the solution to violence against aboriginal women and girls comes from and fundamentally drives itself from the community. As a collective, we affirm that concept and put those things in place to consult with the community, give ownership to the community, and engage the community.
Second, we should take the courageous step and reallocate some of the dollars in the system to support families, women and children, education, housing, and all of the things we spoke about today that are the central components we need to eradicate violence against aboriginal women and girls.
Third, on the collective approach to this issue, I recommend that the Government of Canada also take a courageous step and develop a national strategy specifically with respect to missing and murdered aboriginal women and girls, and engage provinces, communities, first nations leadership, and all of that.
Those are my three. Meegwetch.