Status of Women committee  Crisis intervention is an important aspect of the work of friendship centres. We do experience high service demands among women who are in crisis, who are fleeing intimate partner violence and other forms of violence. Therefore, shelters and transitional housing are important immediate interventions.

Status of Women committee  Absolutely. It's well-documented that indigenous people experience poverty disproportionately in communities. We support basic income, but we also want to ensure that as part of that legislation, services will not be impacted. We know that economic self-sufficiency and having economic resources and housing options provide a protective factor and creates an alternative to remaining in an abusive home.

Status of Women committee  Thank you, Gertie Mai. I'm aware of Clare's Law. I haven't studied it in detail. I know that some of our staff in our policy shop have information on it. We'd be happy to follow up in written format to provide our position on that piece of legislation.

Status of Women committee  In terms of legislation, we're happy to follow up on specific solutions from a policy stance. We presented a number of solutions that address programming. While there is important legislative work to advance, there are also a number of program initiatives that are under way and ready to launch immediately.