Thank you, and thank you to all the witnesses. It was excellent testimony today. I wish I had lots of time to ask questions.
My first question is for Amanda Buffalo.
You spoke about policing and the issues around resource extraction. We actually did a study in this committee on the connection between resource extraction and increased violence against indigenous women and girls, but I want to speak about the policing. You said that with regard to the RCMP, there are many reports of “misogyny, racism and sexualized violence”.
I'm asking this question because there's this kind of tough-on-crime approach to dealing with gender-based violence, but when it comes specifically to indigenous women, the very systems that are supposed to protect us perpetrate violence against us.
What would be an alternative to tough on crime and traditional forms of policing in order to police safety?