Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Ambassador, thank you for joining us today. We are most grateful.
My thanks also to you for being with us, Ms. McCollom.
The constituency of Ottawa—Vanier—Gloucester has a very large Syrian community. A number of them, of course, are refugees now making a life for themselves here. I am often talking about how Canada continues to play a role in Syria. We know that the diaspora is hugely concerned about it.
You mentioned the importance of women's representation. Could you talk to us a little more about that? You mentioned it, but you did not explain what needs to be done to ensure that women are more represented.
How possible is that, do you think? What could we do here, in this country, to encourage women to become involved?