I'd like to welcome everybody to meeting number eight of the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women. We're starting our first panel on women's unpaid work. For those of you who are joining us as witnesses, thank you for being here.
We're meeting in this hybrid format pursuant to the House order of September 23, 2020. The proceedings will be made available through the House of Commons website. The webcast will always show the person speaking, rather than the entirety of the committee.
To ensure an orderly meeting, here are a few rules.
Members and witnesses may speak in the official language of their choice. Interpretation services are available at the bottom of your screen. Pick either floor, English or French.
For members participating in person, proceed as you usually would when the committee is meeting. Masks are required unless seated and when physical distancing is not possible.
Before speaking, please wait until I recognize you by name. If you're on the video conference, please click on the microphone icon to unmute yourself. For those in the room, your microphone will be controlled as normal. I'll remind you that all comments by members and witnesses must be addressed through the chair, and when you're not speaking, your mike should be on mute.
I would like to introduce our witnesses. From the Alzheimer Society of Canada, we have Dr. Saskia Sivananthan, chief research and knowledge, translation and exchange officer. From the Canadian Labour Congress, we have Vicky Smallman, who is the national director of human rights. From Oxfam Canada, we have Diana Sarosi, director of policy and campaigns.
Each of you will have five minutes to make your remarks before we go into our round of questions.
With that, Doctor Sivananthan, we'll begin with you for five minutes.