Status of Women committee  We must ensure their safety and autonomy. The major issue with seniors is that we have the impression that society infantilizes them to some extent. They're completely taken care of. Senior women don't want to be taken care of by all the other services. They want to be themselves

Status of Women committee  In terms of my contributions, I've been very involved in helping abandoned children, mainly abroad, and refugees. Throughout my teaching career, I focused on volunteering for international causes that help children, such as causes that support sending child workers to school. I'v

Status of Women committee  I've had the opportunity to meet with many senior women. I don't need to deplore the difficulties that I've just heard about with regard to senior women. I've always been willing to take the place given to me. However, many women are becoming isolated. I think that we need a pub

Status of Women committee  To whom are you speaking, Ms. Lambropoulos?

Status of Women committee  The women are often responsible for managing the entire house alone. Their husbands didn't prepare them for financial management. In terms of the legislation governing family or social life, the women must deal with the unknown if they hadn't been asked to get involved and partic

Status of Women committee  I think that we should listen to them. That's the most obvious issue that I've noticed. These women in need, who have no choice but to live in an establishment, feel as though they're losing their value as people. They feel diminished. I think that we need to listen to them. Many

Status of Women committee  Thank you.

Status of Women committee  Madam Chair and committee members, thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak about my experience. That's what I was asked to do. In was born in 1935 in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, in the Lower St. Lawrence. I'm the eldest of a family of 16 children. I think that the mode