Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Allow me to first make two very brief opening remarks.
First, I very much want to acknowledge that we're gathering for this hearing today on unceded and unsurrendered Algonquin territory. Given the degree to which online hate, amongst other things, very much plays out for indigenous peoples in Canada, I think that's a very important acknowledgement to begin with.
I also can't help but make a gender observation as we begin. I'm conscious of the fact that both the earlier panel and now our panel, including me, are all men, and I note that two of the eleven members of Parliament on the committee today are women. As you will hear from me and my remarks, Amnesty International is particularly concerned about the very virulent gendered dimensions of online hate. I expect and assume that going forward this committee will seek and will have opportunities to ensure that there's going to be a very strong representation of that concern.