Evidence of meeting #27 for Status of Women in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was girls.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Tracy Redies  President and Chief Executive Officer, Coast Capital Savings Credit Union
Ellen Moore  Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Chubb Insurance Company of Canada
Jocelyne Michelle Coulibaly  Representative for the Ottawa Region, Board of Representatives, Fédération de la jeunesse franco-ontarienne
Geneviève Latour  Programming Manager, Fédération de la jeunesse franco-ontarienne

5:25 p.m.

NDP

The Chair NDP Irene Mathyssen

Reply very quickly, please.

5:25 p.m.

Programming Manager, Fédération de la jeunesse franco-ontarienne

Geneviève Latour

You start by asking them what their specific needs are. We are talking about different needs for different populations of women. I think they have the answers based on their situations. They just have to be part of the solution.

As well, they have to be provided with models, they have to be given memorable positive experiences as leaders, so they will continue to do it.

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

Roxanne James Conservative Scarborough Centre, ON

Then as mentors, are people who have lived through life experiences coming in and talking about how they were able to achieve?

5:25 p.m.

Programming Manager, Fédération de la jeunesse franco-ontarienne

Geneviève Latour

Yes, we have to recognize that they are the experts when it comes to their lives and they have their solutions.

5:30 p.m.

NDP

The Chair NDP Irene Mathyssen

I'm terribly sorry that we're out of time, but I want to say thank you very much, Ms. Latour and Ms. Coulibaly. You have brought an incredible and very valued perspective to this committee, and we're very grateful. Thank you so much.

With that, the meeting is adjourned.