The centre of excellence, we trust, will be able to help those communities that face more difficulties in implementing this kind of legislation. But what we must not lose sight of is the fact that if a first nation does not have that capacity, the federal rules will apply. At the end of the day, those women, those children, those couples living on reserve, will get the same protection as other Canadians have.
On April 23rd, 2013. See this statement in context.