Thank you, Madam Chair.
Dr. Leitch, you indicated in your opening remarks that one of the priority areas for the department is the ending of violence against women and girls. You spoke at some length about programs for the indigenous community, in response to a question from Ms. Ashton.
I'd like to follow up on that, please, with a fairly simple question, Dr. Leitch. Do you accept as fact that indigenous women in Canada experience rates of violence that are significantly higher than the non-indigenous community and that young indigenous women are much more likely to die as a result of violence in Canada than non-indigenous women?