Madam Chair, I thank my honourable colleague for that question.
We've had many conversations with regard to ending gender-based violence in this country. What I can share with this committee, and I alluded to it the last time I was here, is that our government is committed to making sure that, through Women and Gender Equality Canada, we're investing and doing everything we can to end gender-based violence. In the last budget, in November, you would have seen a commitment of $660.5 million. This is absolutely essential. You need funding. Organizations have asked for this. When we talk about gender-based violence, $223.4 million over five years is a significant investment. The piece that's really critical—it's the first time in history—is the $44.7 million ongoing. This is tremendously important.
I do want to share, since the member is from Quebec, that I really appreciate that she attended that occasion to be able to commemorate the person we have lost. Regroupement des maisons pour femmes victimes de violence conjugale, with the funding we've provided, have helped strengthen the socio-judicial system's ability to recognize, document and respond to coercive control for intimate partner violence. The tools they have delivered have helped 6,200 professionals, which is absolutely essential to making sure that frontline organizations have that support and do everything they can to end gender-based violence in this country.