Thank you, Madam Chair.
I'd like to thank the witnesses for accepting our invitation.
We're wrapping up our study on women's economic empowerment. As was said earlier, March 8 is around the corner. We realize how important our study is when it comes to giving women more economic power and greater equity.
Ms. Whetung-MacInnes, on Monday night I was at a parliamentary reception with the National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association. One thing I took away from that evening was the issue of access to credit. We've already talked about it at this meeting. Funding remains particularly difficult for Indigenous communities that want to help women start up businesses and carry out fine projects.
Do you have any recommendations for us in that regard? What could we do to improve access to credit?