I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 129 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women.
I would like to remind all members of the following points. Please wait until I recognize you by name prior to speaking, and all comments ought to be addressed through the chair.
Thank you for adhering to these rules.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Wednesday, September 25, the committee will continue with its study of gender-based violence and femicides against women, girls and gender-diverse people.
Before we welcome our witnesses, I'd like to provide this trigger warning. We will be discussing experiences related to violence and femicides. This may be triggering to viewers with similar experiences. If any participants feel distressed or need help, please advise the clerk. For all witnesses and for all members of Parliament, it is important to recognize that these are very difficult discussions, so let's try to be as compassionate as we can with our conversations.
For today's panel, as individuals, we have Diane Tremblay, artist. We have Alison Irons, and we have Lucas Broadfoot joining us by video conference.
From National Family and Survivors Circle, we have Hilda Anderson-Pyrz, chair. We also have, from Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada, Rosemary Cooper, president and chief executive officer, joining us by video conference.
From Regroupement des maisons pour femmes victimes de violence conjugale, we have Louise Riendeau, co-responsible for political affairs by video conference, and Mathilde Trou, co-responsible for political affairs, who is also joining us by video conference.
In addition, we have Melanie Omeniho, president, Women of the Métis Nation by video conference as well. We also have Humberto Carolo, chief executive officer of White Ribbon by video conference.
We will begin our statements of up to five minutes per organization and five minutes per individual.
Ms. Tremblay, you have the floor for five minutes.