Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
Thank you to our witnesses today for being here to talk about Bill S-2.
Ms. Gabriel, you noted that you've spoken to a number of committees about this issue and others. I notice that in 2005 you testified before the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs with regard to on-reserve matrimonial real property rights. You stated that you felt—and correct me at any point if I'm not right about what you said—that the best way to address the issue would be to amend the Indian Act in the following way: establish a matrimonial property regime that provides all property acquired during the marriage to be the property of both spouses; ensure that men and women have equal rights to matrimonial property and guarantee a fair division of matrimonial property on the breakdown of a relationship; apply the matrimonial property amendments to common law couples; and allow the parent who has custody of the children to remain in the family home.
Does that sound about right? Would you have testified to that effect?