Status of Women committee  Thank you so much, through the chair, for the question. I'm very privileged to have the role I have, and that is not lost on me. It's also not lost on me that I had a lot of privilege to get here. I am a white woman. I'm cisgender. I come from a family who repeatedly told me I c

Status of Women committee  Thank you very much for the question. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, it really does come back to the robust funding of the non-profit sector. We know from Imagine Canada that the non-profit sector contributes 8.1% of Canada's total GDP. We are critical to the enti

Status of Women committee  Yes. It's a commitment that is being led by the federal government and you can sign on as a partner. We undertook that as an organization and are pleased to be able to indicate that we have met that and continue to strive for even further representation. I think it was Ruth Bade

Status of Women committee  Through the chair, thank you MP Gazan for that very important question. I've been very excited today to hear the consistency across our testimony when it comes to the care economy and the importance of reversing the devaluation of that work. It is devalued for the very reason th

Status of Women committee  Thank you. My name is Lindsey Cooke, and I'm honoured to join you today as the CEO at Manitoba Possible. I am proud to represent an organization delivering critical care and social services throughout our province. At Manitoba Possible we employ a workforce of 76% women, with a