Well, again, I would reiterate my earlier comments about the reality that this isn't simply a woman's issue. In my testimony, I did recognize that the intent is to fill that gap of which you speak. The reality is that it's one instance that you're speaking about, and the situations and the conditions on our reserves are very different.
Looking at the imposition of a law on our first nation communities is challenging at best. Certainly, in terms of moving forward and addressing and making social progress, it's fundamental for our nations to have an understanding of what those laws are, but most importantly, to be able to see those laws as legitimate.
The major concern here, as my friend Chief Louie articulated, is that there is an imposition on our first nations' governments in terms of this particular law when the provisional rules apply. The challenge here is to balance the intent—or what some have called the paternalism—against the empowerment of our own communities to address these issues themselves, based upon the reality that they know best in their communities how to do most appropriately.