Human Resources committee  The need goes well beyond one year. We try to get youngsters into remission in five years, if we are fortunate enough. The flexibility is very important also. I agree with the people who are here today. I have gone through it myself personally. This is why I started the foundation, because we are trying to give them as much help as possible.

Human Resources committee  I'd agree with what she has said. I have found over the years that I've received letters from people saying that their company tells them they can come back when they get reorganized. Then they discover that everything keeps going down, down, down—a partner leaves, or something—and they have to go on welfare.

Human Resources committee  When you say scope, what do you mean?

Human Resources committee  Do you mean to other people?

Human Resources committee  Yes, if they were caregivers, certainly. We'll take what you'll give us.

Human Resources committee  I too support these suggestions. Have you considered the fact that in our society we also have one-parent families? What does this parent do? If you have the split, I agree with the 52 weeks. We only just get started in our journey with living with cancer in those 52 weeks. It would certainly help to keep families together if you could consider that.

Human Resources committee  I have entitled this “My Forty Years' Journey in 10 Minutes”, so I hope you will bear with me. I have tried to limit it. I am the mother of five children, the wife of Reverend Keith Eddy, and the founder and first CEO of Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation Canada. “It's better to light one candle than curse the darkness” was our motto.