I call this meeting to order. Welcome to meeting number 16 of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted on Tuesday, February 1, the committee will commence its study on resource development and violence against indigenous women and girls.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the House order of November 25, 2021. Members are attending in person in the room and remotely using the Zoom application. Per the directive of the Board of Internal Economy on March 10, 2022, all those attending in person must wear a mask, except for members who are at their place during the proceedings.
To ensure an orderly meeting, I would like to state a few rules for the witnesses and members.
Before speaking, please wait until I recognize you by name. If you are participating by video conference, click the microphone icon to activate your mike. Please put your mike on mute when you are not speaking. For the interpretation, if you are participating in the meeting via Zoom, you have the choice at the bottom of your screen of floor, English or French. If you are participating in person, you can use the headset provided and select the channel you want. I would remind the members and witnesses that all their comments must be addressed through the chair. Just so witnesses are aware, if anything comes up, we will seek unanimous consent to pause the proceedings.
I want to welcome our witnesses to today's panel. As an individual, we have Pamela Palmater, chair in indigenous governance at Ryerson University, now known as Toronto Metropolitan University. We also have Kathleen Quinn, executive director of the Centre to End All Sexual Exploitation; Viviane Doré-Nadeau, director of ConcertAction Femmes Estrie; and, from the Quebec Native Women Inc., we have Marjolaine Étienne, president, and Stéfanie Sirois-Gauthier, legal and policy analyst.
We'll begin with opening remarks. You will each be provided with five minutes. When you see me hold the red folder, that means you have one minute, so please begin to wrap up.
I'm now going to turn the floor over to Pamela Palmater for five minutes.