Evidence of meeting #45 for Status of Women in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was programs.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Lana Wells  Brenda Strafford Chair in the Prevention of Domestic Violence, Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary
Gerry Mills  Director of Operations, Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia
Nanok Cha  Coordinator, Young Immigrant Women's Leadership Project, Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia
Deepa Mattoo  Staff Lawyer, South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario
Claudette Dumont-Smith  Executive Director, Native Women's Association of Canada

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Executive Director, Native Women's Association of Canada

Claudette Dumont-Smith

Michèle Audette is our president, and we have a first vice-president, Dawn Harvard.

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NDP

Mylène Freeman NDP Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, QC

Unfortunately, she couldn't make it.

My understanding is she has been declared as a Liberal candidate.

NWAC does amazing advocacy work. Is there concern around looking like you're taking partisan sides and being able to continue your work?

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NDP

The Chair NDP Hélène LeBlanc

Ms. Freeman, I would like to comment.

You don't have to answer this question. It's not related to our study.

Thank you very much.

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NDP

Mylène Freeman NDP Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, QC

Do I have any time left? I do have other questions.

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NDP

The Chair NDP Hélène LeBlanc

No, the time has expired, but we have made sure that the time was....

First of all, I would like very much to thank all of our witnesses today. Thank you for having brought forward a lot of recommendations, which we will take a very important look at in our study.

Thank you, all members. We'll see one another after the week spent in our ridings.

The meeting is adjourned.