Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you to our witnesses for being here.
My questions are for Ms. Stinson and CRIAW.
I think research and advocacy are the key to moving forward to achieve women's equality in Canada. Given that you, according to your website—and this is a quote—“are the only women’s organization in Canada focused exclusively on nurturing feminist research and making it accessible for public advocacy and education”, you're well placed, I think, to describe to this committee the direct links between feminist research and political advocacy and then to women's equality.
Could you talk a bit about why Canadian women need strong advocacy and strong research to represent them in the political context, so that politicians such as ourselves can make good decisions about how we can get to women's equality?