Status of Women committee  I would just like to add that organizations like the Quebec Provincial Police are increasingly calling on anthropologists to recount the cultural history of the First Nations. Mr. Serge Bouchard, in particular, has given a lot of lectures to police with respect to what the First

Status of Women committee  I think it's less about tools and more about needs. The men all have different needs. What do these men who are locked up need? That is the question we should be asking.

Status of Women committee  Culturally, they are not appropriate. That's what I said earlier.

Status of Women committee  Too often, I think we release these men without providing any follow-up. It's important that they be followed up inside the community and that the communities have workers who are trained to help these men. That could be seen as a specific need in the Aboriginal communities.

Status of Women committee  Basically, the Aboriginal people are like a hot potato that is tossed from one government to the next. Nobody really wants to handle it. With respect to prisons, we note that it is mainly our men who end up being incarcerated. What happens is that our men are removed from our co

Status of Women committee  This is the clinical practitioner in me speaking now. I would just like to come back to skills for women. I think it's important to develop women's skills. At the same time, we too often neglect resources for our men. Our men are engaged in violence, whether it's domestic violenc

Status of Women committee  Good morning, everyone. As Mr. Duchesneau mentioned, I will be focusing on more practical matters because, as psychosocial workers, much of what we do is done in the field. In terms of statistics for our community, I was able to speak to the acting director of the police departm