Status of Women committee  I want to direct this to the chair. According to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, article II, which defines the term “genocide”, there are many examples of what would constitute genocide, including things like “[f]orcibly transferring children of the group to another group”, “[i]mposing measures intended to prevent births within the group”, “[c]ausing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group” and many others.

Status of Women committee  To clarify, would you agree that the Canadian government is committing genocide against indigenous peoples in Canada?

Status of Women committee  On a personal note, there is a teacher I had in grade eight. Her name was Faziah Gamaz, and she was the one who forced me to go into IB. I was really scared of school, but she helped me fill out my application at the last minute. I used to mark tests with her during lunch because I didn't have friends because I was so dorky.

Status of Women committee  Yes, but the thing is that it's the Canadian government in many cases removing families, in a form of genocide. I think it has less to do with creating support systems. It's to stop stealing children away from their families.

Status of Women committee  With regard to harassment and stuff, different types of women will experience that type of harassment in very different ways. I think that speaking with individuals within those communities and having better understanding as to where they're likely to experience harassment.... Poorer women or women who don't have a lot of money are more likely to experience workplace harassment.

Status of Women committee  I guess it's just the ways in which we do house them. I know that women experiencing homelessness do not like to go to shelters because they're likely to experience abuse or theft or to get sick when they get there. I think that, again, it has to do with the communication with these groups.

Status of Women committee  [Inaudible—Editor] I think this is a very inappropriate question to ask any young lady. This shows you exactly why we have to speak to survivors and have that kind of conversation with them, because these kinds of conversations in the House of Commons are certainly incredibly insensitive and very inappropriate.

Status of Women committee  On March 26, 2017, I was sexually assaulted in a university lecture hall. After it happened, I was very confused and overwhelmed, and I wasn't sure if it happened because I'm racialized, queer or a woman. What my research afterward did show is that marginalized peoples are far more likely to experience forms of sexual violence and gendered abuse.