Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
Thank you to our guests for participating in our study today.
I will repeat my mantra: We have equal rights, but that has yet to translate into equality in fact. It's important to remember that, especially since International Women's Day is coming up. We're all very happy to talk about it, but from one celebration to the next, things are slow to move forward.
Ms. Whetung-MacInnes, you're a lawyer, you work in the energy sector and you're also an Indigenous mother. However, you didn't talk a lot about your role as chief of your community, which is a political role, if I understand correctly. How do you play that role as a woman on a daily basis? How do you use the leverage available to you to help women in your community?
I understand that you're probably in the same situation as all mothers in Canada, that is to say that you carry a huge mental burden, with everything you have to do at home. Even if they have a good spouse, the fact remains that women have the biggest mental burden.
So, as the leader of your community, how do you advance the cause of women on a daily basis?