Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
I also thank our guests.
I am fairly sure that all of my colleagues here, particularly those from the Conservative Party who sit with me on this important committee, support zero tolerance for violence against indigenous women and girls. My colleagues have said that and I will say it again. What I find unfortunate about what I have just heard and what I have also observed is this insensitivity that I feel from various stakeholders on this issue.
If I understood you correctly, Ms. Varley, the sector is not the only party responsible. If I have misunderstood you, please tell me. I see it as a shared responsibility. The industry is involved, as are the communities, the government, the local councillors, the bars and the police. It is, for me, a shared responsibility.
My question is for you, Ms. Varley.
If any of the other witnesses would like to add their views, I would be delighted to hear them.
If you could get all these people around a table today, who would do what and when? That is the question to ask. We need to get to work together, because the responsibility does not lie with any one group.
How do you see this shared responsibility and what duties would you give to each person affected by what indigenous women and girls are experiencing?