I call the meeting to order.
Good morning, colleagues. Welcome.
We continue with our study of the economic security of women. I want to welcome the Parliamentary Secretary for the Status of Women, Terry Duguid.
Welcome, and we will enjoy the benefit of your wisdom. I see that we have Kevin Waugh in here as well today, so I think we are at gender parity again. I love it.
Today we have as our guest, from the Canadian Women's Foundation, Anuradha Dugal, who is the director of violence prevention programs. We also have Ann Decter from YMCA Canada, who is the director of advocacy and public policy. We are awaiting, by video conference from Paris, France, Willem Adema, who is a senior economist in the social policy division of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, but he hasn't yet joined us, so we'll leave him to the last.
We will begin with comments from Ms. Dugal.
You have seven minutes.