Thank you, Madam Chair.
I'd like to thank the witnesses for appearing today with respect to the language changes as they relate to women in our foreign affairs policy.
The briefing notes we were given by the committee clerks and analysts say that there's a rather significant change in two areas, particularly with respect to how they could potentially affect women. I'm really curious as to what you think the impact will have.
The term “gender equality” and the term “child soldiers” are going to be stricken from the language employed by Canada's foreign service.
First off, is there any country that has deviated from these terms?