Good morning. Welcome to the 139th meeting of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women. Today's meeting is in public. We'll continue our study on the challenges faced by senior women with a focus on the factors contributing to their poverty and vulnerability.
I am pleased to welcome Seniors Action Quebec. Michael Udy is the President and Vanessa Herrick is the Executive Director. From Sheridan College we have Lia Tsotsos, Director of the Centre for Elder Research, via video conference from Oakville, Ontario.
I will now turn the floor over to you, Lia. You have seven minutes for your opening comments.