Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses today for providing some incredible testimony and for their passion on this issue.
I know a few of you are from Ontario, particularly Jack, Washington and Scott. My background is in education. Before coming to Ottawa, I was the chair and trustee of the Toronto District School Board.
I know in Ontario now the provincial government has scrapped the 2015 sex education curriculum, and with it, lessons on gender expression, gender identity, same-sex marriage, same-sex relationships and sexual orientation. There have been groups and individuals, ranging from the Canadian Civil Liberties Association to teachers, health educators, medical professionals, social workers, parents and students, who have come out very strongly in recent weeks and months against these changes imposed by the Ontario provincial government.
As people who work with the trans and LGBTQ community, can you speak to the impact of those changes within the Ontario education system on young people?