Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses who are here today to answer some of our questions and to help us make the House of Commons and other political arenas more fair and equal.
First of all, the last witnesses who came on Tuesday were actually from Stats Canada. We learned that women are equally or more likely than men to sign petitions or boycott certain products, which are very political actions. However, when asked if they are interested in politics, they are significantly less likely to be interested in politics. This lends to the idea that maybe “politics” as a word is an issue, and maybe because historically men have been more involved in politics, women don't necessarily see themselves being those political figures.
I'd like to know in what ways you outreach to women. Do you specifically speak to getting women elected, or do you try to find other ways to get women interested in politics?