It's unfortunate to hear those kinds of stories.
I'll come from a Mohawk perspective, so you'll understand where I am coming from. Mohawk women own the land. We have title to the land. We come from a very strong, very resilient nation that does not recognize the authority of band councils and does not see that band councils have been representing us properly. That's not to say that we have anything against their decision to hop out of our canoe and into the other boat, as the Two Row Wampum treaty states. It's very difficult, because they are not the treaty holders. The treaty holders are the traditional governments.
We have tried to work with them in the past. I agree that for certain communities this issue is urgent. The issue of violence comes in to play, but it's wrong to make a stereotype that all women in the communities are suffering. As I said in my opening statement, the issue of violence against aboriginal women needs to be addressed at another forum, not through MRP. I thank you for your efforts, and I appreciate your comments, because it has been very difficult. I have been presenting on this issue for a long time without seeing any progress, just seeing changes to the name of the bill.
If there were interim measures, and if we knew the details of what those interim measures would be, besides this bill, I think many women's groups would be interested.