Thank you, Madam Chair.
I'd like to thank the witnesses for being with us this afternoon.
My first questions are for the representatives of the Alliance des maisons d'hébergement de 2e étape pour femmes et enfants victimes de violence conjugale.
Ms. Pontel, thank you for your opening statement. My sense is that we can learn a bit more about the solutions available.
You talked about what happened to Ms. Huard‑Boudreault, which is not only appalling, but also disturbing, to be quite honest. It's clear that the system failed and that mistakes were made.
What is your take-away from the case? Should we put more focus on training police officers?
What more should we be doing to help women who are put in terrible situations—as Ms. Huard‑Boudreault was—having to retrieve their belongings alone? Where did the failure occur? What can we do better in these types of situations?