We're resuming the meeting.
Members, please take your seats. I am told that we are ready to start with our second panel.
Again, for the benefit of our new witnesses who are appearing virtually or in person, please ensure that you have selected the language of your choice, because we have members who will be asking questions in French and other members who will be asking questions in English.
You can answer in English or in French.
Make sure that you have those devices already set, and we will keep to our time.
Welcome to our meeting.
I want to welcome our witnesses for the second panel.
In person, we have Husein Panju, chair of the Canadian Muslim Lawyers Association, and Fauzia Mazhar, executive director of the Coalition of Muslim Women of Kitchener-Waterloo. By video conference, we have Abdallah Yousri, executive director of the Nova Scotia Ummah Society, and as an individual, Julie Macfarlane, emerita distinguished professor of law.
Now we will start with five minutes each to the four witnesses for opening remarks.
Please try to pay attention if you're virtual or in person. When I raise the 30-second mark, that means you have only 30 seconds. When time is up, I will raise the “time is up” sign. We have a hard stop at 30 minutes past, so we have 55 minutes remaining.
I will start with Madam Fauzia Mazhar, please, for five minutes.