Madam Speaker, let me begin by acknowledging that I am speaking to you from the unceded territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit.
I always enjoy the interventions of my hon. colleague and friend from Kenora at the INAN committee and I look forward to working with him on this issue.
We share the sense of urgency of the hon. member and many Canadians. Our hearts are with the survivors and the families of the missing and murdered indigenous women and girls, two-spirit and gender diverse people.
In response to the first-ever national public inquiry regarding this ongoing national tragedy, our government is working with all provincial and territorial governments as well as indigenous leaders, survivors and families to develop a national action plan that sets a clear road map to ensure that indigenous women and girls, two-spirit and gender diverse people are safe.
As the Speech from the Throne and the minister's mandate letter highlighted, the co-development of the national action plan is a priority of our government and work is under way through a series of working groups led by indigenous women, with families and survivors at the centre of this work. The national action plan is being guided by families, survivors and grassroots community groups, and we will respond to this national tragedy in a progressive, accountable and enduring manner with an investment of $30 million over five years to support this indigenous-led engagement.
With our partners, including over 100 indigenous women, we will ensure that the proper indicators and measurements will allow the plan to be accountable for results and can evolve over time. The groups are also comprised of indigenous governments and organizations, federal, provincial and territorial governments, two-spirit and LGBTQ organization leaders, family members and survivors.
As the member knows, our government also did not wait to act to ensure indigenous women and girls, two-spirit and LGBTQ+ people would be safe wherever they lived. We have been working since 2015 to address the systemic issues that contribute to this tragedy and our collective work continues.
We have passed legislation to address the child and family services system, to preserve and protect indigenous language and culture, to toughen criminal law in cases of domestic assault and to eliminate gender discrimination under the Indian Act, while also making historic investments in education, housing, policing and shelters.
We are ensuring that we get this right for survivors and families, to honour those lost and to protect future generations. The resulting national action plan will be distinctions-based, regionally relevant, durable and accountable, ensuring we make progress on ending violence against indigenous women and girls, two-spirit and LGBTQ people. We will continue to focus on prevention, healing and putting in place concrete measures to end this national tragedy.