Oh boy.
Absolutely, it's the bane of my existence, Shelby. It's the reason we're here, but I'll give you a couple of examples.
From 2017 to 2020, for example, WAGE provided the Newfoundland Aboriginal Women's Network nearly $300,000 to increase women's reporting of domestic violence. That's on-the-ground, tangible stuff. As a result of this funding, more than 1,200 indigenous women who experienced violence now have access to culturally relevant supports. That is really important. You wanted an on-the-ground example. In Halifax, I visited a friendship centre, and while reports of GBV weren't up exponentially in the provincial numbers, they were at that centre.
The fact that women fleeing violence, indigenous women, could meet with therapists and people who looked like them, who could understand their experiences, was so important. The executive director at that shelter said, “Our numbers are up. The province's may not be, but ours are up because cultural relevance is important.”