You are touching on something quite fundamental. We heard from witnesses from NWAC and Pauktuutit and from Métis women about the need for the community to take control of the situation itself.
A lot of numbers have been bandied about in terms of how much money is being spent. We know that $10 million was promised in the budget, but it seems that a lot of that $10 million is going to be for law enforcement and the justice system. How do we make sure that the support, funding, and initiatives are given back to the people? I think the only people who can make this work and undo what is a horrific wrong in this country are the aboriginal peoples themselves.
How do we get that message out that there are experts and it ain't us--meaning the non-aboriginal community?