Thank you very much, Ms. Danforth, and Ms. Mitchell, for your great testimony.
My question is for Ms. Mitchell.
You spoke about the bold idea, which I thought was quite interesting, of working with the SSHRC and giving some direction in terms of its research and a vision when it comes to girls' futures in Canada. However, in the broader spectrum, over the last six years we've seen numerous cuts to both research and advocacy when it comes to women's programs under this government, and in fact, most recently, to the women's health networks, which are all across the country. Some years ago actually, some of the first programs to be cut were ones that did advocacy work around HIV and AIDS. I know there was a program in northern Manitoba, where I come from, that was cut, and of course at the same time we have seen rates of HIV and AIDS go up.
Could you please tell us what impact we will see on the futures of women and girls in Canada from the loss of research and advocacy funding?