Thank you, Madam Chair.
My first question is for Gordon Matchett from the Take a Hike Foundation.
You identified, during your testimony, a number of young people who are questioning or exploring their gender identity, who they are, how they fit it and how they belong. You mentioned that the bullying and mental health struggles faced by trans youth especially—who are trying to live who they are and how they want to live their truth—are gruelling and even more pronounced.
The Canadian Mental Health Association indicates that LGBTQ youth face approximately 14 times more risk of suicide and substance abuse than their heterosexual peers. Can you expand a bit more on the kinds of support that some of the 2SLGBTQIA+ youth you serve are asking for?