Thank you, everyone.
I'm coming to you this morning from Treaty 6 territory.
My name is Dr. Ginger Gibson. As my colleague just did, I want to give you some context of who I am.
I was very fortunate to be a scholar in 2003. I was selected by the Trudeau Foundation as a scholar to complete my Ph.D. research. I completed that and then years later, I became a director. It was requested that I become a director and a board member. I served on the Trudeau Foundation as a board member and a director for three years.
I apologize for not being there in person today. I had a loss in the family this week. With existing commitments and that loss, it was impossible for me to travel. I mean no disrespect. I'm very grateful to have been called and I'm eager for your questions.
I hold the Trudeau Foundation in the highest respect. I served on two of the student selection committees for the past two years. In 2022 and 2021, I was on the panel that selected the scholars who would be studying and receiving scholarships for those years.
During my time at the foundation—for all the years I was there, from 2020 to 2023—I worked alongside the other directors and I observed the work of Dr. Fournier, whom you've seen. I hold her in the highest respect. Her work was—