Public Safety committee  Of course it is not a good way to combat violence against women. I have a question for the Conservatives. Have they asked aboriginal women's groups what they think about the domestic violence they are experiencing and what they think about registration? Also, what do women in ru

Public Safety committee  I will answer some of the questions that were raised and will then turn the floor over to Ms. Monastesse. In Quebec, for example, we see that 15 out of 100,000 people in regions like Montreal, are killed with firearms, whereas in northern Quebec, in the rural areas, where Inuit

Public Safety committee  In that light, registering each weapon gives us an indication of the number and the type of the weapons in the possession of a potential attacker in domestic violence cases. Unfortunately, domestic violence also exists in the homes of people with no criminal past. Protecting wome

Public Safety committee  Thank you very much. Thank you for inviting us today to discuss this very important matter. I am the president of the Fédération des femmes du Québec. I am accompanied by Manon Monastesse, who is the director of one of the federation's member groups. We wanted to make the presen

Finance committee  Thank you for your question. This is a rather technical matter and I will try to explain it as best I can. We call it the 15-42 formula. Allow me to explain the formula to you. It is described as follows: According to this formula, contributors would still be able to drop 15% of

Finance committee  It's not a question of any obligation to conform or of having some measure imposed. The federal Department of Finance and the provincial finance departments in fact appear to be working together to develop a certain number of criteria. Quebec is entirely at liberty to adjust its

Finance committee  Thank you very much. I represent the Fédération des femmes du Quebec, the umbrella organization for 165 women's groups across Quebec, for committees of women from the labour movement and independent women's groups. We are concerned about women's economic independence and I want