Status of Women committee  Just from my reporting stats for the transition house, I know we have to report on-reserve, off-reserve, status, non-status. As an aboriginal person, I wonder why we have to differentiate. I think if we get rid of that old-school thinking, we might be further ahead.

Status of Women committee  She asks if she could leave it with you.

Status of Women committee  It affects transition houses, too.

Status of Women committee  Yes, year by year. We've been fighting with the Department of Indian Affairs to try to get things changed, because the same thing happens. If we have money left at year-end, which sometimes we do—because we don't know when we're getting it, so we have to have enough to pay for th

Status of Women committee  That's the problem we're having right now. Who controls it? Right now the lease agreements are signed by the client with Skigin Elnoog Housing. So technically, they are not even second stage units, because if a tenant has to be kicked out for some reason, I have no control over t

Status of Women committee  We have one aboriginal transition house, and we have a women's centre for the non-aboriginal homeless, which is open. We also have a men's shelter, and that's it.

Status of Women committee  As you say, they're kind of lost in the middle. If they come to the transition house because of an abuse issue, we ultimately have to set them up with the province for housing. We try to find housing for them, because there isn't priority. We try to set them up with social income

Status of Women committee  Fifteen.

Status of Women committee  We realize money's tight, no matter what government's saying. We've worked on this strategic framework for probably six years, because it changed, and then in September we're having another election here in New Brunswick. I think the important part about this strategic framework

Status of Women committee  Sure. I have it in both official languages, too. Actually, I could probably get someone to bring it down, because my office is just up on Hanwell Road. So I'll bring some down.

Status of Women committee  Okay. I haven't made any notes, but I do have five key issues. Sarah may step in and help me if I bungle this. The first thing I would like to see is affordable housing. The current situation for a woman coming to Transition House, especially when they have to leave their commun

Status of Women committee  Gignoo Transition House is the only aboriginal transition house in the province of New Brunswick. We service all 15 first nations. We are in Maliseet territory. I am a Maliseet woman from the Woodstock First Nation, which is one hour away. I travel every day to Fredericton. Howev