I resume the meeting.
First, I want to make a comment. There's food in the area there, and I wanted to suggest to everyone that the food is meant to be for members of Parliament only. I'm mentioning it because in the last meeting, one of our members, who had a special dietary requirement, couldn't get it when he came to get food because somebody who is not an MP had eaten it. I would ask anyone in the room who is not an MP to please.... You may have coffee, and you may have juice, but please do not eat the food that is meant for the MPs. Thank you very much.
I will introduce the witnesses.
We have Bruce Pardy, professor of law, Queen's University.
Dania Majid, with the Arab Canadian Lawyers Association, is on the virtual screen.
From Canadian Journalists for Free Expression, we have Carol Off, co-president; and Michelle Shephard, co-president.
From the Canadian Women's Foundation, we have Mitzie Hunter.
We also have Jean‑François Gaudreault‑DesBiens, researcher, as well as Solange Lefebvre, co‑chair, and Maryse Potvin, co‑chair, all from the Chaire de recherche France-Québec sur les enjeux contemporains de la liberté d'expression.
Finally, in the room, we have with us Qmunity: BC's Queer, Trans, and Two-Spirit Resource Centre, represented by Didi Dufresne, director of legal services. Welcome, Didi.
We're going to start now, and every group will have five minutes to make a presentation—only five minutes. If there are more than one of you representing your group, then you have to pick who's going to do the five minutes, or you can share it, but you're still only going to get five minutes. I'll give you a shout when you have 30 seconds to finish. Do not panic if you don't finish your presentation. There is a question and answer segment in which you can elaborate on points you may want to make.
We will begin with Canadian Journalists for Free Expression, starting with Carol Off and Michelle Shephard. They have to leave at 5:30, so I will begin with them for five minutes.
Who is speaking on behalf of the Canadian Journalists for Free Expression, Ms. Off or Ms. Shephard?