Status of Women committee  That's a complex question. Having a focus on lived experience is so critical because many, many indigenous women and girls and their families in urban settings are basically invisible. There are a lot of things happening in the urban space. I really think there needs to be an u

Status of Women committee  That's not really mine, though; it's Sylvia Maracle's phrase.

Status of Women committee  Yes. Sean definitely can tell you, and we can, and we'll send you more detail. I think if you look at our brief, you will find some detail in that also.

Status of Women committee  We know that when indigenous communities that have a relationship and a deep knowledge of the needs of that community are provided with resources to do a job, they get the job done. These new pathways I'm talking about and these new relationships are basically to eliminate some

Status of Women committee  I can start. I think the importance of a basic livable income really is about understanding intimate partner violence and domestic violence [Technical difficulty—Editor]. The roots of that violence are well-documented by the truth and reconciliation commission. It has to do with

Status of Women committee  No. I wanted to say that I think we need to give some time to our Inuit colleague. I want to quickly say that this is not what I was referring to. The vast majority of first nations Inuit and Métis people live in urban, rural and remote areas, off reserve and off traditional ter

Status of Women committee  Yes, I'm not sure I clearly understand the question that's being asked.

Status of Women committee  Okay, I see. The barriers to support for indigenous women and girls, 2-spirit and LGBTQIA, and men and boys in our community are intersectoral. Every area of work, the determinants of health, all of those things that have an impact on people's vulnerability...each of those syste

Status of Women committee  Yes, thank you. From a legislative standpoint, we have a lot of legislative tools in place. A lot of it has to do with provincial programs and policies, relationships between jurisdictions and jurisdictional discord and wrangling that really has an impact on our ability to prope

Status of Women committee  No, I have not heard of Clare's Law, but I'll pass this over to my colleague Sean Longboat. He may be more familiar with the policy work behind some of our program development.

Status of Women committee  Thank you. My name is Gertie Mai Muise. I am Mi'kmaq from St. George's, Newfoundland and currently the chief executive officer for the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres. I am joined today by my respected colleague, Sean Longboat, who is a Cayuga man from Hami