Canadian Heritage Committee on May 24th, 2018

[Marguerite Pigott]

It's such an important question. Because you're opening a door for a really important opportunity in responding to that, I'd actually want to confer with some other women's organizations and get back to you on that. There is no question that child care needs to be part of the mix of things. One of the things that we have talked about is whether there can be child care on a set. A set is a dangerous place. That doesn't work, so how do you make this workable?

There are conversations that are happening, and I'd like to dip back into those conversations before coming back to you with something concrete, if I may.

[Julie Dzerowicz, Liberal, Davenport, ON]

Thank you. I appreciate that, and I think the committee would welcome that.

I just want to point out that we talk a lot about mentorship and sponsorship. I just really like the fact that you've actually used the word “sponsorship” because I do think, as someone who used to be an executive for a large financial institution, that we started moving to that, beyond mentorship, at least within the financial industry, to actually try to get women beyond the vice-president role and below the board level into the SVP and the C-suite. Sponsorship was really important. I just want to say that I acknowledge your using that term.

It was not a term.... Mr. MacDougall, you used the word “mentorship”. I just would say that this is actually a very important distinction for me and is something I encourage.

I know that I'm out of time, so I just want to say thanks again to all of you for your excellent presentations.

[The Chair, Liberal, Julie Dabrusin]

Thank you to all of the witnesses. It was really interesting.

I appreciate all of the questions and your indulgence in going slightly over time today.

The meeting is adjourned.