Status of Women committee  There are the legal changes in the Criminal Code, but family law is not to be forgotten. It completes the circle, and, really, with the issues that we're seeing and the concerns that have been raised at the committee of this coercion being used against victims, closing the loop with family law is really what's critical to ensure those protections and to address the concerns of children that they won't be further victimized.

Status of Women committee  A reference would be fine. We can comment on that as well.

Status of Women committee  In addition to that, part of the definition we provide is the inclusion of specific acts, such as threats, intimidation or isolation, as well as a separate piece for the application of those against children and weaponizing the removal of children. We see that it does increase the education of what constitutes abuse for women.

Status of Women committee  [Inaudible—Editor] we're talking about supply all across the country, and there's a large focus on supply for ownership purposes. There needs to be an equal focus now and investment on the creation and the maintenance of current affordable supply. That includes investments in the entire spectrum: emergency, transitional and supportive shelters.

Status of Women committee  Yes. We have lockers on the outside where individuals can put their paraphernalia or whatever, but they can come in. We only ask that they do not use in the house, because we do have children there.

Status of Women committee  Thank you for the question. Policies that put money back into the hands of those in need are the ones where we've seen the most success with moving our individuals to sustainability, whether it's a guaranteed basic income approach.... We've also seen the building-block approach.

Status of Women committee  Yes. It allows for more resilience, I would say. That's how I characterize it. It allows them to continuously access the services they need without having to compromise on their choices, the tough choices that a mother will always make. She'll always put her children first, so it will be, “I'll feed my children and I won't get the care I need.”

Status of Women committee  Yes.

Status of Women committee  Thank you very much. I'll [Inaudible—Editor] as well, but I think especially coming to see.... We encourage all to visit with their local.... We're in 400 communities—

Status of Women committee  Yes, absolutely. As I was saying, we're in 400 communities, so we encourage everyone in this room to reach out and visit with their local Salvation Army footprint—

Status of Women committee  —to see the human impact, because we speak to trends, but there's also power in individualized stories. It speaks to the need for a robust, systematic approach to housing and social services, because each woman's need and each child's need are different. There are trends that we speak to and we encourage, but that would be the power in visiting the shelter.

Status of Women committee  Thank you for the question. I think, as you said, it's a systemic approach to creating a sustainable solution. As Barb said, for many of the women who enter our shelter, their length of stay has increased. We've gone from 15 or 16 days to up to 53 days that they have to stay, because there is that gap in the spectrum of housing supply in that supportive, deeply affordable space.