Thank you, Madam Chair.
I thank all of our witnesses for their dedication and commitment. You face daily challenges and it is very important. We could have a completely separate study on the extent of problems among young indigenous girls and women.
Ms. Fayant and Ms. Crowe, I wonder if you could enrich our recommendations. Currently, the federal government is in bilateral negotiations with the provinces. I would like to hear your thoughts on the challenges being raised.
Your two organizations primarily help indigenous women. Covenant House Vancouver and DisAbled Women's Network Canada also help indigenous women, but their mandate goes beyond that.
What do you recommend to the federal government in its negotiations and its work with the provinces regarding organizations like yours and agencies that have the mandate to help people? There are indigenous people in urban centres and indigenous people on reserves. These are two different things. I would like your thoughts on that.
Ms. Fayant, I invite you to start before moving on to Ms. Crowe.