I also intend to meet soon with Ms. Biron for discussions, as I did with her predecessor.
I spoke to you about what we experienced during the pandemic. I asked you this specific question because you know that the federal government's encroachment into areas under the jurisdiction of Quebec and the other provinces always delays payments to the provinces of crucial funding to help improve their capacity and their resources on the ground.
I'll give you a concrete example that happened during the pandemic. In contacting Quebec's status of women secretariat and public safety department, I learned that the transfer of funds was up to six months late. Do you find that acceptable?
Quebec already has the infrastructure and expertise to address the issue of women's and girls' mental health. It has led the way, releasing a report entitled “Rebâtir la confiance”, which includes about a hundred recommendations.
During the pandemic, you held women who were victims of violence hostage.
Will you now give the provinces the means to act by increasing health transfers? That request from the provinces and from Quebec is unanimous.