Thank you very much for the question.
What I can say right now is that the groundwork still has to be laid. Things are different at the national level. If we want to provide the best protection and inspire the greatest trust in the new red dress alert system, I think discussion tables with the key stakeholders need to be set up very soon. I am referring to public agencies and services, such as the police services in our communities. The approach must be structured and organized. Someone talked about awareness and education earlier. That is a cornerstone for getting out our messages and having them heard.
At local discussion tables, we have to think about the process for establishing the red dress alert system. We will not be reinventing the wheel. Other systems already exist; we simply have to adapt them culturally to the First Nations.
We also have to consider the speed and effectiveness of the service. The quality of service has to be better than what we have now in order to address the real needs in the situations that arise. The local table could develop a communication strategy focusing on awareness and prevention in all social strata, in our communities and in Quebec society as a whole.
In my opinion, the groundwork has to be laid in order to establish the service effectively and bring the key stakeholders into this important initiative. That will require greater awareness at the individual and collective levels on issues related to missing and murdered indigenous women.