Thank you so much.
Thanks so much to both of you just wonderful witnesses.
Ms. Johnstone, you were talking about your business, and I actually said today that I know about other things than just being indigenous, so I really appreciated that comment.
You spoke about rising hate. I am very worried about it. I am very worried about the story you told. We know right now that three Canadian provinces have introduced, or will soon introduce, policy and legislation that restricts the freedom of transgender young people and their families.
What do you imagine will be the economic impact of these policies, and how can the federal government respond? How will these policies affect the ability of transgender workers and entrepreneurs to seek employment or small business supports?
In fact, last week a petition was introduced in the House that questioned, in the name of bodily autonomy of women and girls, limiting spaces for gender-diverse folks.
Can you respond to that?