(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I will be making a short comment. Mr. Chairman, I wish to thank the Minister of Justice for his initiative regarding zero tolerance to violence on women. I would also like to extend my appreciation to the Government Leader, who was behind this all the way. I would also like to thank the witnesses who have come here today to speak out against violence towards women. I support all the comments you have made.

Going back to my childhood, I would like to tell a short story. I grew up not knowing my father. I don't even remember what he looked like because he died when I was very young. However, when I was growing up, as a young boy, my mother used to be beaten up by my stepfather. It was very hard for me emotionally and I couldn't do anything to physically stop that violence. I still remember vividly what my mother went through. She went through agony. It hurts me to think I couldn't do anything in her defence. I would just like to say that we should do something about this now instead of talking about it, like we have done in the past. We will be supporting this initiative with every power we have within in us, as Members of this Legislative Assembly. I feel very deeply about this issue. I have indicated to my constituents that I will be supporting this all the way.

We all know that we are in a very serious situation today. I respect the people who have come here in support of zero tolerance. A lot of people still need some healing in the communities. It has to come from the families. We have to support the children who have been physically and emotionally abused. There needs to be a lot of healing done in this area. We have to start today to begin to heal ourselves and our children so we can look to our future and the young generation can have a brighter future.

When we lived in camps, our parents took very good care of us and our grandparents took good care of us. They didn't show any anger or violence towards their children because they lived in a carefree world at the time. However, we are living in a very difficult world and everything we do depends on what kind of background we've come from. There are a lot of different problems that have to be dealt with. I think we have to be utterly open now, to begin to be able to heal and to be able to support other people who need the support and the strength.

We all know we have to work together to make a better life for our children and our families. We have to begin to heal within ourselves and try to keep going. I would just like to say again that I appreciate the witnesses' comments. We will support you with all our strength and power in this Legislature. We will help you with any initiatives you have in the future. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.