Good afternoon and welcome to the 107th meeting of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women. This meeting is public. Today we're continuing our study on the barriers facing women in politics, and I'm pleased to welcome both Kayleigh Erickson and Shal Marriott. Shal, of course, is here by video conference from St. John's.
I will now turn to floor over to Ms. Erickson for her opening statement.
You have seven minutes.