Good morning, everyone.
I call the meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 101 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.
Pursuant to the order adopted by the House on February 14, 2024, the committee is meeting in public to begin its study of Bill C-273, an act to amend the Criminal Code with regard to Corinne’s quest and the protection of children.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the Standing Orders. Members are attending in person in the room and remotely using the Zoom application. Members using Zoom already know this, so I will not go through the process of how you use Zoom.
All our witnesses are appearing in person for the first panel.
I thank all the witnesses for being here with us today and welcome them.
From the Canadian Teachers’ Federation, we have Ms. Heidi Yetman, president, and Ms. Tesa Fiddler, member of the Advisory Committee on Indigenous Education.
From the Quebec Provincial Association of Teachers, we have Mr. Sébastien Joly, executive director.
Each witness will have five minutes to give their presentation. We will then move on to questions.
We'll begin with the Canadian Teachers' Federation.