Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you very much to our three witnesses for coming here and providing your expertise. It will be an important part of what finally comes out of this committee in regard to this bill, because obviously we want it to do what is intended.
One thing I keep hearing over and over again is the need for awareness, and I quite agree.
Ms. Raza, you talked about the Civitas conference. I was surprised to hear that the medical community didn't seem to be aware of female genital mutilation. It comes back to awareness. How can it be that a medical practitioner wouldn't know or understand that kind of violence?