Thank you, Madam Chair.
After reviewing the “Rebâtir la confiance” report, I had in mind that it was more than 100 recommendations, but it contains 190, more precisely. As I said earlier, that report really did examine the question of spousal violence on a continuum, from the court to prevention, and including electronic bracelets. I would be very curious to see the study that Quebec is doing on this subject now. What would be important is to see the positive effects that are being observed on the ground after the report was done.
This bill has been introduced against a backdrop where again this morning, after Toronto, the counties of Prescott and Russell are describing this violence as an “epidemic”. Even Antònio Guterres declared that violence against individuals during the COVID‑19 pandemic was a shadow epidemic.
We can see that violence has consequences and that some people are more affected than others. The final report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls shone a light on how difficult it is for these women and girls to turn to the system, report their situation, and have confidence in the system.
Ms. Niman, I would like you to talk to us about what could be added to the bill, or what could be improved in it, to better support indigenous women and girls. What more could we do?