Thank you, guys, for being with us today.
I am not a regular member of on this committee, but I am happy to be here for this particular study today.
I am a former high school teacher. I taught quite a bit on gender education and would try my best to be as inclusive as possible in my teaching. Right now I'm working on my master's degree to hopefully get gender education implemented across Quebec from K to grade 11—because I'm from Quebec—and hopefully give that idea to other provinces as well.
Can you please speak to the importance of including this type of education in the classroom. I know this is the health committee, but obviously education is an extremely important preventative measure. Not only does it influence the kids who are experiencing certain issues, such as kids in the LGBTQ2 community who are learning about things that are important for them, but it also educates cisgender, heterosexual children on diversity and learning about differences.
Can you please comment on that?