Thank you very much, Chair.
Thank you to all the witnesses for being here. I really appreciate your testimony.
I'm going to start with Dr. Francoeur. Thank you for being here.
One of the things I'm hearing a lot about in my constituency—I represent Ottawa Centre, here in downtown Ottawa—is contraceptives. This bill ensures that contraceptives are available for women and gender-diverse people who need them, and it takes that cost barrier away. I recently had a conversation with Planned Parenthood here in Ottawa as well, and they raised some really important issues.
From your experience, can you talk to us a bit about the importance of making contraceptives available in the way we are proposing, and the kinds of impacts it will have on the lives of women in Canada?