Welcome back to the 109th meeting of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.
For this meeting's final panel, we are pleased to be joined by James Hicks, national coordinator of the Council of Canadians with Disabilities; RĂ©al Lavergne, president of Fair Vote Canada; and Ryan O'Connor, lawyer and director of Ontario Proud.
Thanks to you all for making yourselves available to us today. We'll begin with Mr. Hicks, to be followed by Mr. Lavergne, and Mr. O'Connor, for opening statements.
Please go ahead with your opening remarks, Mr. Hicks.