Mr. Chairman, last Wednesday, Stats Canada came out with a report on violence against women. They interviewed approximately 12,300 women over the age of 18, but they excluded the Yukon and the Northwest Territories in the interviews. Mr. Chairman, I have no problem with the motion but I would also hope that when such publications come out that we look at them objectively. I'm afraid that if something like this is adopted then naturally the first reaction is that the men are the ones who are causing all the violence. I hope that is not going to be the intent of the publication. Just like the courts, this Assembly should be neutral and say that violence against all persons is unacceptable. I hate being slapped, you know.
The other thing, Mr. Chairman, is that in my own background, my own experience is that I have been violated quite a bit by women who were placed in trust. I won't bring it up and a lot of people choose not to bring up these things. We talk about the healing process and when we do that, when we develop those areas, you also have to look at disclosure. Alkali Lake is a good example of that. When the healing process happened, charges were laid and a lot of people went to jail. I suppose that's all part of the process. Once you sober up, you could very well end up being alienated within your own community. It happened in Alkali Lake. When the healing process happened, people became enemies.