Thank you so much, Chair.
I'd like to welcome our witnesses.
My first question is for Madam Dubé.
First of all, thank you for sharing your story. As somebody who comes from a family of people who have had cancer, as we all do, I think your story is common. I agree with you. Certainly 15 weeks are not enough. You mentioned 26 weeks are not enough. I agree with you on that.
I also have the concerns that you raised, particularly around COVID-19. We talk about people having COVID-19 but we don't talk about the long-term impacts of that in terms of health implications, even after somebody recovers from COVID-19 but is left with serious health implications.
In light of your personal story, but certainly in light of the pandemic that we're currently in, why is it so critical to expand the number of sick weeks even further?