Evidence of meeting #135 for Subcommittee on International Human Rights in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was support.
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Ms. Anita Vandenbeld (Ottawa West—Nepean, Lib.)
Thank you very much.
We will go to our last question.
Ms. Hardcastle, for four minutes.
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NDP
Cheryl Hardcastle NDP Windsor—Tecumseh, ON
Thank you, Ms. Vincent, for that last comment. I think it's important that Canada understands its role and purpose above and beyond the UN as well.
We discussed earlier some of the training that Canada is putting funding into right now. Do you see some synergies that we should be leveraging right now not just for the human rights defenders, but also, as you mentioned, for the challenges of LGBTQ2 community members, and possibly even men who are in vulnerable populations? What are some of the synergies in training, or the low-hanging fruit, if you will?
January 29th, 2019 / 1:55 p.m.
Policy Lead, MATCH International Women’s Fund
If I can answer that, in terms of not just training but overall support, it is one of the items in our current international assistance policy to funnel money to and support local women's rights organizations as drivers of change. We think this is a very positive and admirable goal. One of the challenges is that there are still many bureaucratic obstacles standing in the way of reaching those organizations with our development assistance funding. That would be important to look at. How can we ensure that the groups on the ground are actually getting some of the support they need? That's one really crucial part, that we make sure that our practice matches our policy and our rhetoric on these issues.
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Ms. Anita Vandenbeld (Ottawa West—Nepean, Lib.)
Then in that case, I want to thank our witnesses for a very good first meeting on this topic to introduce us to the topic, and to thank the members.
With that we are adjourned.