Thank you.
I've of course discovered on arriving, because I had to print everything and prepare very quickly, that there are some pages missing from my presentation, so I will start with saying, first of all, thank you very much for inviting the DisAbled Women's Network of Canada to come and present before the committee on behalf of our president, the board of directors, our members, and our staff. I also want to begin by acknowledging the Algonquin peoples, upon whose land we are gathered today.
Our remarks today will add the unique perspective of DAWN-RAFH Canada—the DisAbled Women's Network of Canada—that we bring to the table. We aim a disability, feminist, and intersectional lens on eating disorders to add to the discussion and, most importantly, the interventions that will come from these deliberations.
In the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, article 6 identifies women and girls with disabilities worldwide as a focus of special concern—