Thank you so much. It's a pleasure to be here.
My questions are for Ms. Silas. It's nice to see you today.
I want to talk about two things. One is gender equity, which you brought up earlier, and the other is poverty. As the critic for disability inclusion, I know that the Canada disability benefit is not going to fill that gap to help lift people at least to the poverty line.
First, I want to understand, based on your experience and that of your members, how poverty affects health and how this pharmacare bill could help alleviate some of those outcomes that are tied to poverty.
Second, could you follow up on the gender equality note that you introduced? For instance, how is the access to free contraceptives going to generate equality in our society?