Status of Women committee  —but that is not the norm.

Status of Women committee  Well, I can always go back to my own personal experience with a small community called the Thessalon First Nation, which is just outside Sault Ste. Marie in northern Ontario. I've also had experiences in Grassy Narrows, which is a community of about 700 people north of Kenora. I

Status of Women committee  I'll give you a little bit of my background. I'm an aboriginal man, a status Indian, and I have five children. Unfortunately, I went through two marriage breakups. Right now, I'm a single father, so I know personally some of the realities of separation, the emotions, and some o

Status of Women committee  Yes, two marriage breakups, unfortunately.

Status of Women committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. I'm here with my colleague, Julian Morelli. He's our communications director at the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples. Good morning, Chair and committee members. It's a pleasure to be here on the traditional territory of the Algonquin people to speak to you