Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you for being with us, ladies. I feel very humble before you. I am very touched by your testimony, Ms. Tolley. Thank you for welcoming us on your territory and for trusting us sufficiently to share your viewpoint with us even though, as you said, you don't necessarily believe that we are going to be able to take action—which is what we need to do. You are probably right. We don't act enough. It is true, we've been conducting studies and producing reports for many years now and we don't act enough. I hope that this time the report will be sufficiently exhaustive so that we can undertake true reforms. I do hope so.
You've given us a few possibilities for solutions. I know that one of the problems that disturbs me the most is that 30% of the women in prisons are aboriginal. Most often, a large proportion of these women were also victims of fetal alcohol syndrome. And yet, programs are being cut back.
In your opinion, how come there are cutbacks in programs that could lead to a reduction in the incidence of fetal alcohol syndrome and therefore reduce the presence of aboriginal women in the incarcerated population? Could one of you respond on this subject? Ms. Pate?