Okay, but there is one thing I would like to share with you. Michèle Audette, who is now the president of the Native Women's Association of Canada, was one of the witnesses. During her testimony she said: ...we are giving this bill a favourable reception because it will put an end to the legal vacuum. It will protect women with regard to family and spousal violence.
For this committee, I think this is a really important issue.
When Minister Valcourt and I talk about the access to emergency protection orders and access to exclusive rights to the home, as I said, family justice advocates say that emergency protection orders—and we all know this, as women who care about ending family violence—save lives. These orders are one of the most significant tools that we can use to prevent family violence.
So I'll end there and allow—