Status of Women committee  I think, once again, that child care is central to this issue. Ensuring that women are able to care for their families and have a professional career is very important. I also think the government has a role to play in setting the example for other sectors in the economy. Women

Status of Women committee  The outright return to the workplace, I think, is a bit too heavy-handed. It should be considered more logically and more with a view to when it actually benefits the workplace to be in the workplace, as opposed to times when it might be more beneficial to all to do things in a r

Status of Women committee  Sure. That's a wonderful question. I think that often, when we see a movement toward beneficial societal change, when we see a move toward DEI initiatives like we saw in 2020 and the years thereafter, there can sometimes be a backlash from that, a sort of move to undo the change

Status of Women committee  I'm sorry. It's diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. We, as an organization, think that there's evidence to suggest that these initiatives are actually working. Rather than pull back from these initiatives, talk about their failures and demonize anybody who has benefited

Status of Women committee  I think that's a very big issue, certainly. There are a lot of issues, I think, that are impacting child care at the moment, but that's a huge one. You know, I'm a mother myself. I want the best for my children. I want the early childhood educators of my daughter, who is of day

Status of Women committee  Yes, I do. That's a wonderful question. I believe we've seen a lot of factors in our “Canadian Households' Perspective” report. When we ask women what kinds of things encourage them to seek leadership positions and what kinds of things discourage them from seeking leadership po

Status of Women committee  First of all, affordable child care is an extraordinary thing that this government has done and implemented. I think what would be beneficial would be sorting out the best way to incentivize certain jurisdictions to increase the availability of spots. There are lots of ways to

Status of Women committee  I apologize, but I'll answer in English. My colleague Julie would be happy to discuss it in French after this hearing. Our organization does not collect data on women-run small businesses. Our focus is on corporate Canada and the top 500 corporations in Canada by revenue. We hav

Status of Women committee  Good morning. Thank you, Madam Chair, for having me today. I represent The Prosperity Project, an organization that believes women's success is directly tied to Canadian economic prosperity and works to dismantle barriers impeding that success. Our organization applauds this