Good morning, everyone. Thank you very much for inviting me to appear before the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women.
I will briefly introduce the Conseil d'intervention pour l'accès des femmes au travail, or CIAFT, and will then yield the floor to Ruth Rose-Lizée, who will continue with the presentation.
CIAFT is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that advocates for women's rights in the workplace. It is the foremost organization in Quebec's women's movement focusing on rights in the workplace. That includes Quebec's pay equity legislation, work-family balance and various related social programs, labour standards, and so on. It also covers employment, including the partnership we have established with Emploi-Québec and the Commission des partenaires du marché du travail.
I now yield the floor to Ms. Rose-Lizée.