Yes, they have.
It was done prior to the committee meeting starting, so everybody has had their earphones checked.
From La Maison Hébergement RSSM, we have Véronique Couture, who is the executive director. Welcome, Véronique.
From the MEHRIT Centre, online, we have Stuart Shanker, distinguished research professor emeritus of philosophy and psychology at York University.
We also have, from Women of the Métis Nation-Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak, Melanie Omeniho.
I'm going to provide each organization with five minutes for their opening statements. If there are two from that organization, those five minutes are combined.
I'm going to pass it over first to Debbie and Jaime at the Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity. Your five minutes start now.