Thank you, Madam Chair and committee members.
My name is Kathryn Hill. I'm the executive director of MediaSmarts, or HabiloMédias. We are a registered charity. We're Canada's centre for digital and media literacy. I'm joined by our director of education, Matthew Johnson, who will join me in presenting and responding to questions.
I'll tell you a bit about us. MediaSmarts has been researching and developing educational resources about youth, media and technology for almost 30 years. We were founded in 1996 and we advocate for an approach that emphasizes conscious and positive media habits to equip all Canadians, particularly young people, with the skills they need to thrive in the digital age.
In this complex area with many conflicting ideas and opinions, we have set verified scholarly evidence as our north star, and that informs our approach, our content development and our comments.