Thank you. That's a great question.
To reiterate, indigenous women's organizations are pointing out that only two of the 231 calls for justice have been completely implemented, which is hugely problematic.
Yes, we want to see accountability. We're happy that there's a national action plan, but we need oversight and we need accountability with input from our sector. Otherwise, it's left to provincial governments to do whatever they want with the money, and it's not necessarily guided by subject matter expertise.
LEAF recently tabled a report called “What It Takes: Establishing a Gender-Based Violence Accountability Mechanism in Canada”. I urge you to look at that. I know that a lot of members of the committee were at the launch of the report. It also builds on the Mass Casualty Commission's recommendation to establish a GBV commissioner.
I can tell you what the purpose would be. It would be to harmonize efforts across jurisdictions, to track their progress, to monitor and evaluate, to look at the compliance with international human rights obligations, and to collect data and research. It would also have advisory functions, such as liaising with advocates from marginalized groups. It would increase transparency as well as public awareness and prevention.
This is really a key part of the picture, because right now the national action plan is also dependent on election cycles, and we need more than that. We need something more sustainable for accountability.