Status of Women committee  I thank you for that question, because I think that's really critical. I don't have a quick answer to that, but I do want to point to some of the challenges we see in identification within the child welfare system, for example, when the system is coming into encounter with Métis children.

Status of Women committee  Maybe I'll just quickly add, in regard to one of our recommendations, that resourcing is one issue, but political will must accompany that. The upcoming aboriginal affairs working group meeting provides an opportunity where violence against women is on the agenda. So we encourage federal representation in that meeting and support for it.

Status of Women committee  I would just like to take the opportunity to address the issue of funding. It is a serious concern for the Métis National Council. Just for the record, currently there is no federal funding dedicated for Métis women. We don't have the burden of producing reports. That is one good side of it.