Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
As I mentioned before, obviously the government is very committed to ending violence against women and girls. It's always very concerning to hear these numbers.
To focus on what Status of Women Canada has done, because that's why we are here today, there have been some substantive projects that Status of Women Canada has focused on in order to make sure that aboriginal women are protected and educated, and also that this issue is dealt with.
By way of example, one of our projects is Together for Justice on Language, Violence and Responsibility. The Liard Aboriginal Women's Society has received over $260,000 for a 36-month project to assist aboriginal women to transition to violence-free lives. Obviously, that's what we all want to attain. By building relationships between aboriginal women and law enforcement officials, as well as service providers, social services delivery, and policing for women who are living in Yukon communities, they will have an opportunity to have the improvement that we want to see, improvement through the development of protocols, law enforcement, and orientation.
On March 8, 2012, our protocol for building safer communities was confirmed, and a relationship, obviously with the RCMP, was signed. I think this is a huge establishment.
What we are doing at Status of Women Canada, as I mentioned before, is focusing on local projects, making sure that local community leaders, local law enforcement, local health care providers, and these aboriginal women know exactly what should best be done.
This is one of our projects, just one of several, that Status of Women Canada has invested in to make sure that goal is being attained. Obviously, this speaks to the fact that our government is focused on making sure that a priority for this government is to end violence against women and girls.