Thank you, Madam Chair.
Dr. Afifi, you talked in your opening remarks about the importance and impact of family violence on mental health issues, as well as the importance of prevention in reducing violence that some women and some families may experience. As we know, it isn't just women who are affected, but children, too.
Quebec produced a report titled “Rebuilding Trust”, which contains over 100 recommendations to specifically target intimate partner violence and the forms of violence that necessarily have an impact on families.
I'm also thinking about the whole issue of investing in groups that take in women who are victims of violence.
I spoke earlier about the fact that there is sometimes an attempt to complicate things or that there may be duplication of services. During the pandemic, transfers were made to shelters for abused women. It is important to invest more in these community groups that are working on the ground, and quickly, because they need resources to take in these women. There is a link between these financial resources and the help that can be given to women who are victims of violence.
Dr. Afifi, did you hear my question?