Thank you very much.
I am a new member of this committee, and I'm also one of the first-year members, similar to what Mr. Jackson was just talking about as a newer member. The only difference is that I'm a female, and one of the first things I saw when I walked in here today was an all-male panel sitting for the House of Commons from within the government and...sitting with the Conservatives, and all of the male staffers here. A couple of my questions are with regard to representation, because it matters. Some of them will be tied into security, and then I have a couple of things at the end.
As a female in my riding, for a couple of weeks I've been in the midst of a stalking case with a gentleman from my riding. I've had to cancel all of my previously advertised public events.
The Sergeant-at-Arms' office has been absolutely wonderful and phenomenal to work with, but currently, when I'm in my constituency, I have to be walked to and from my car by staff. I also have to have a lot of increased security throughout my house and constituency. Because I live in a rural riding, I have three constituency offices, which ups that level of security. It's kind of like, “Where's Jessica today?”
My question specifically is this: Are you seeing any specific trends of women in elected office being targeted? I ask because this is happening only because of my capacity as an elected official. How does it differ from what happens with male MPs?