Status of Women committee  Well, I think what I can say to that is that the commitment was made back in 2008 and was a five-year commitment to address homelessness issues. It was the first time that we had received that length of support. It was a five-year commitment at that time. I think that is signific

Status of Women committee  Well, I think the other interesting thing that's happened in the last couple of years is that you do see provinces and territories doing a lot more around homelessness and housing. In the last couple of years, seven provinces and territories have announced a housing strategy or a

Status of Women committee  Merci de la question. First and foremost, what I do want to say is that under the homelessness partnering strategy we do take a very community-based approach. The funding does go to communities and they identify the priorities they want to address on homelessness and the project

Status of Women committee  Yes, I can give you the list.

Status of Women committee  About a year.

Status of Women committee  I have not, at this stage, visited any shelters for aboriginal women. I have visited shelters for a number of homeless men. I am relatively new to the position. Right now, I'm going across the country to get a better appreciation for what the situation is.

Status of Women committee  Good morning. Thank you for the invitation to speak to this issue. My focus today will be to describe the federal government's homelessness partnering strategy and how it contributes to addressing the needs of aboriginal women off reserve who are homeless or at risk of being hom