 Hello, everyone. It's great to be back home in Vancouver to talk about advancing gender equality in Canada and around the world. I want to thank Women Deliver's incredible team for putting this event together and for all the important work that they do every single day to make our world more equal. For the past 10 years, Women Deliver has been raising awareness and finding lasting solutions to the issues that overwhelmingly affect women and girls. Thanks to the women delivered investments in sexual and reproductive services, more women can now plan for their future. Thanks to the support of your organization in terms of women's education, young girls across the world now have the skills and tools they need to succeed. And thanks to your efforts aimed at eliminating violence based on sex, lives have been saved, and the voices of survivors are now heard. It is about increasing women's representation on the political scene, or encouraging their participation in the economy. Women Deliver seeks to reduce gaps that are still present in our societies, gaps that prevent the success of families, communities and countries all over the world. Here in Canada, we know that we cannot achieve our potential without the full participation of all our citizens. And even if we have made important progress in order to make Canada a more equitable country, there is still a lot of work to do here in China and abroad. That's why I can't think of a better host for the next edition of the Women Deliver Conference than Canada. In June 2019, Vancouver will welcome the world's largest conference on gender equality and the health, rights and well-being of girls and women. Like Canadians, Women Deliver believes that there is strength in our differences. We believe that the diversity of opinions, of backgrounds and of beliefs ultimately leads to better ink outcomes. The event brings together organizations and individuals from all walks of life who want to make a positive difference in their communities who believe in women as agents of change. Risk takers and problem solvers who are bridging gaps, breaking down barriers and delivering real results for women everywhere. And while 2019 might seem far away, we can't forget the important work that must be done every day to ensure that women and girls are living the life they want for themselves. So I want to invite the people of Vancouver and indeed all Canadians to shine a light on gender equality in the lead-up to this conference. Whether it be at school, at work, or at the dinner table, I invite you to take action and address the inequalities that linger and the injustices that endure. At home, Sophie and I are proud not only to be raising our daughter to be a feminist, but also our sons. We teach them that gender equality is everyone's business, that it's on all of us to make equality our reality. To raise our kids as feminists is to honour their future because they have the power to shape it for the better. So I invite you to ask yourselves, what does a gender equal Canada look like? What steps can we take, no matter how small, to bring that picture to life? These are important conversations we need not only to be having, but also to be acting on and living. For corporations, this could mean making a commitment to examine how empowering women enhances their global value. For teachers, this could mean teaching students about the women who are left out of the pages of our history textbooks and let their stories inspire new projects. You get to decide. My friends, my fellow feminists, we find ourselves at an interesting point in time. By all standards, the world is a better place for women and girls than it once was. But while our victories should fuel hope and optimism for the future, they should in no way distract from the battles we are still fighting and the progress we must still be making. We cannot afford to become complacent. We cannot allow inaction to stomp our momentum or let our ambition be bounded by our borders. So join us here in Vancouver for the Women Deliver Conference of 2019. Take part in the conversation and be part of the solution. Once again, I would like to thank Women Deliver for welcoming us here today. And thank you all for being here with us. Thank you, everyone, for all the work you've done, all the work you are doing, and mostly all the work we are going to do together to make gender equality a reality. Merci, mes amis. Thank you.