I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 43 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women. Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted on Monday, October 31, the committee will resume its study of women and girls in sport.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the House order of June 23, 2022. Members are attending in person in the room and remotely using the Zoom application.
I would like to make a few comments for the benefit of the witnesses and members. Please wait until I recognize you by name before speaking. For those participating by video conference, click on the microphone icon to activate your mike. Please mute yourself when you are not speaking. For interpretation for those on Zoom, you have the choice, at the bottom of your screen, of floor, English or French. For those in the room, you can use your earpiece and select the desired channel right there.
All comments should be addressed through the chair. For members in the room, if you wish to speak, please raise your hand. For members on Zoom, please use the “raise hand” function. The clerk and I will manage the speaking order the best we can. We appreciate your patience and understanding in this regard.
In accordance with our routine motion, I am informing the committee that all witnesses have completed the required connection tests in advance of the meeting.
Before we welcome our witnesses, I would like to provide this trigger warning. This will be a difficult study. We will be discussing experiences related to abuse. This may be triggering to our viewers, our members, or our staff who have also had similar experiences. If you feel distressed or you need help, please advise the clerk.
I will let people know that there has been a bit of a change on our agenda. We'll have two panels today. We'll have our first panel now and then a second panel an hour from now.
On our first panel today, we have Myriam Da Silva Rondeau and Ciara McCormack.
We'll be providing you with some flexibility. You'll have five minutes for your opening statements, but watch me; once I start dancing up here, you'll know that the time is coming to an end.
I will now pass the floor over to Myriam.
Myriam, you have the floor for five minutes.