Iqra Khalid at the Justice and Human Rights Committee

Thank you, everyone. I appreciate that.

Now I would like to welcome our witnesses.

Mathieu Robitaille is a community intervenor at the Centre d'action bénévole Saint-Jérôme.

We also have the Canadian Association of Social Workers, represented by Hai Luo, who is a content expert and associate professor in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Manitoba; and Patrick Fleming, who is a content expert and social worker.

We also have Pak Pioneers Community Organization of Canada, represented by Tehmina Naveed, who is the executive director.

Welcome to all of you.

We'll start with the Canadian Association of Social Workers for opening remarks of five minutes.