Thanks, Mr. Chair.
Welcome to the witnesses. It's MP Chad Collins from Hamilton East—Stoney Creek. I have brown hair. I'm wearing a blue suit and a blue tie today.
Ms. Kurdi, I'll start with you.
Ms. Cadieux, the chief accessibility officer, appeared as a witness at the committee and provided testimony. She said something that struck me as very important, so I copied her statement here. She said, “I have noted that, while there is a lot of willingness and good intentions, many still aren't sure what accessibility really means and why it matters.” Then she went on to say that there needs to be more proactive communication and education around the importance of accessibility.
Can I get your comments on that statement? What role can the federal government play in dealing with that whole issue of communicating and educating both the corporate sector—and I know you have extensive experience, from what you relayed to us in your opening statement—and what can we do for other levels of government, including our own, on that issue?