We're not scared of embarrassing government. We're not scared of the ramifications. We're an organization that believes in our kids. When we first started our housing, we started with one home, and it was for young indigenous women who were involved in the sex trade. We now have a total of 15 homes.
It was kind of interesting, and I just have to tell you this story: we had the then justice minister with the NDP come to open two of our homes and talk about our homes. He asked what we wanted these homes for. I said I wanted these homes for young women who were involved in the sex trade, and even those in care from the ages of 17 to 23. He announces that day that these were going to be two homes for young women 17 to 23, with some supported structured independent living.
For years after that, I was ribbed by the bureaucrats. The idea was that legislatively, we can't do that. That makes me think it should be you who do the press release and tell the people that you and our province don't want our indigenous women and our young women looked after. We've just done things because they're the right thing to do.
A lot of times, the bureaucrats are scared to do things because of their jobs. I'll shut the heck up, but I've done many presentations, and a lot of times it seems the politicians get it, but it gets lost after that in the translation down the line. Even when I talk about impact bonds or when I talk about contributing citizens, the politicians get it and the bureaucrats don't. I don't know if they don't want to get it. They're not that stupid. They are just scared of what's going to happen if they make the wrong decision.