Leah Gazan at the Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee

On February 23rd, 2021. See this statement in context.

February 23rd, 2021 / 4:25 p.m.

NDP

Leah Gazan NDP Winnipeg Centre, MB

Thank you so much, Chair.

My question is for Josée Bégin.

I hope I pronounced your last name properly. I feel like I'm teaching a university class again and slaughtering names at the beginning of the course. I apologize for that.

You mentioned previously that the portion of women who receive regular benefits has gone upward from 37% in February to 48% in December. Do you expect this number to continue to rise? What, to your knowledge, will be the contributing factors? Which measures would be expected in order for this number to decrease?

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