Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague for his hard work.
When the world shut down from COVID-19, front-line workers did not stop. They rolled up their sleeves and they got to work; they were there. That is why our government moved quickly, we saw what was happening in real time, to support more than 1,200 women's shelters and gender-based violence organizations, including sexual assault centres.
Through budget 2021, we are building on that work; $3 billion in five years to advance those initiatives.