I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 28 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format pursuant to the House order of January 25, 2021. The proceedings will be made available via the House of Commons website, and the webcast will always show the person speaking rather than the entirety of the committee.
Today our committee is resuming its study on sexual misconduct within the Canadian Armed Forces.
For the benefit of the witnesses, comments should be addressed through the chair, and if you want interpretation, there is a button at the bottom of your screen where you can choose English or French.
When speaking, please speak slowly and clearly for our translators, and when you're not speaking, your mike should be on mute.
I now welcome our witnesses, who will begin our discussions with five minutes of opening remarks, followed by questions.
First of all, we have Major-General Steven Whelan, who is the acting commander of military personnel command and chief of military personnel; and we also have Mr. Kin Choi, the assistant deputy minister for human resources.
We're going to begin with Mr. Choi. You have five minutes and you may start.