Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
I wish to thank the committee today for allowing me the opportunity to speak. It's my first time proposing amendments and learning the whole process as well. I'm certainly not here to slow anything down. I will be very brief.
I also wish to say that I do not come from a legal background, but from education. In either case, context is everything. It's very important to me that we get this bill right. It's a wonderful initiative on behalf of members of Parliament.
Within the amendment, I speak about social context and expanding that to include, as we understand, a variety of subjects. We deem it essential that the preamble clearly state that it's essential to understand the intersection of systemic oppression and gender identity and the dynamic it plays in the perpetuation of sexual violence. The specific thing there is on the inclusion of systemic oppression in relation to gender identity.
Of course, the amendments that I proposed are similar to ones proposed by the Black caucus and indigenous caucus. I wish to support their work and in no way undermine or overlap.
I will leave it at that.