Human Resources committee  In terms of fines and so on, we're not necessarily in favour of that kind of thing. I think it's a red herring that has been thrown into the mix. There's no evidence, from what I have read, that anyone has ever been fined.

Human Resources committee  I would say we believe it should be mandatory, but I don't think it's for us to decide how that is enforced. I think it is a political issue.

Human Resources committee  I'm not saying there shouldn't be—

Human Resources committee  I'm not suggesting that. I'm suggesting it should be mandatory and it's for the government to decide how that is enforced.

Human Resources committee  I guess to me that's a facetious remark.

Human Resources committee  I don't think that is a contradiction.

Human Resources committee  We're not sure why it was made, because taking care of others is work, no matter how you look at it. If the questions weren't right, then they can be corrected. They can be expanded on; they can be nuanced in some way so that we get a different conclusion. But if you start with a

Human Resources committee  Yes. The National Council of Women of Canada urges this committee to, one, take immediate steps to support the reinstatement of the mandatory long-form census, including the questions around unpaid work, and two, investigate ways to expand and to make these questions more releva

Human Resources committee  The National Council of Women of Canada maintains that the information gathered in a voluntary census will compromise the reliability of the information collected and make the material unusable by other surveys. Almost all policy directed to family and community services is impac

Human Resources committee  My name is Monica Cullum. I'm vice-president of justice for the National Council of Women. I am joined here by my colleague, Rashmi Bhat. We will share the presentation. The National Council of Women of Canada was founded in 1893 and is one of the oldest women's organizations in