Mr. Speaker, I do not think the Government of Canada has ever had a series of projects that have been this well evaluated and successful. It is the obligation of the government to fund what works and stop funding what does not work. If the government can show me another series of projects that actually have had the same outcome, I would like them to be tabled in the House. This is the best set of programs we have ever had in this country.
By applying the Law Commission of Canada's economic model on the effects of child abuse, we would find that those intergenerationally impacted cost Canadian society $40 million per year in incarcerations, social services, special education and health.
One little project, the Hollow Water Community Holistic Circle of Healing, indicated that funding for healing is an alternative to incarceration, is cost effective, lowers recidivism and for every $2 spent on a CHCH program, federal and provincial governments save $6 to $16 in incarceration costs. We need to get on with this. It is the right thing to do. It is a whole of government approach. We must do the right thing by our aboriginal peoples.