Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just want to flag to the clerk that I don't think the phone lines are working. I'm sorry to re-emphasize that if it wasn't necessary.
Thank you, Minister. I hope, as well, that you are feeling well. Our briefings and regular calls have been missing you, but you look healthy and strong, so it's good to see you in good spirits, and thank you for joining us despite feeling under the weather.
I'd like to change the topic a bit towards women's reproductive health, if that's okay. Our government has said from the very beginning in 2015 that we are a government that believes in access to safe and consistent reproductive health services, including abortions. Although abortion has been legal in Canada for over three decades, many continue to experience barriers to access to safe abortions and female reproductive services.
Minister, can you update this committee on what's being done to remove some barriers to services and offer some accurate reproductive health information for Canadians?