Status of Women committee  Thank you so much for having me. As introduced, I'm Cynthia, and I'm from North End Women's Centre, which is located in Winnipeg, right in the inner city in the north end. We provide a variety of programs for women to work towards being in charge of their own lives, through a v

Status of Women committee  Okay. That's no problem. I had a few more things, but that's really great.

Status of Women committee  Okay, I will do that.

Status of Women committee  Can you clarify for me one more time what you're asking?

Status of Women committee  The piece that seems to be the problem for us is that a lot of organizations aren't prepared to deal with addictions as well. There aren't the supports in place for counselling or for detox. When people are using meth, and in a lot of situations other drugs, a medical detox needs

Status of Women committee  At North End Women's Centre, 70% to 80% of the women who come to our centre are indigenous. In an earlier question, you talked about what kinds of cultural services we're providing. We are hiring people who live in the community, who are from the community, as much as possible. W

Status of Women committee  Flexibility will be incredible. One of the biggest barriers we've had has been how homelessness is defined. The connection to a gender-based lens is what we've been asking for. We're really happy if there's going to be more flexibility in how the housing approach will be provided