Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and thank you colleagues. To address these NWT-specific problems, we need an NWT-specific program, and, Mr. Speaker, I believe we've found that in the work of the A New Day program administered by the Tree of Peace Friendship Centre here, in Yellowknife. This pilot project was built on 10 years of research and advocacy by the Coalition Against Family Violence, and it was designed specifically based on engagement with the NWT women to help men heal and to prevent further violence.
This program has been praised by the Public Health Agency of Canada. The NWT also included it in their report under response to calls to action identified by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The Tree of Peace reports that every one of the program's 300-plus clients attended residential school or has a family member who did. We can't be blind to these connections.
As my colleague said in his recent motion, violence against women will not end until those individuals who commit such acts are equipped to choose and do choose another path. A New Day is a valuable tool in our territories' fight to end domestic and family violence. If we care about ending violence against women and girls, especially the Indigenous women and girls at greatest risk, and if we care about honouring the TRC's call to action, then we must care about this program and ensure it continues in the new year. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.