Thank you very much.
Let me begin by introducing committee members and our panel to Gabrielle Guizzo, who's here with me today from Western University's Women in the House program. Since she has to suffer through my questions, I thought she ought to at least get into the committee Hansard, so pease welcome her to the committee.
I have a bunch of quick questions. Let me start first of all by asking—and just a yes or no answer would be terrific for this—were you consulted on this bill by the government?