Thank you, Madam Chair.
Madam Minister, thank you for making yourself available to come and meet with us.
We are conducting a very serious study to which we are all very committed.
I have a few quick questions for you.
Of course, we could wage numbers wars. We have heard from organizations, from women and men. We need to hear from more men, and I'll come back to that. However, almost all the organizations and women who came to speak to us said that there was not enough money and that the needs were very great. You say that over the past two years, you have provided $300 million through emergency funds to help the various groups. However, what we are told is that there is not enough money.
Last week, the director of an organization in the Ottawa area, whose name I can't remember, told us that she had to turn away 500 women. These are many women who have not had access to services in times of crisis and who have not been able to take refuge in times of violence. What is your response to that?