Welcome to the 15th meeting of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women.
I would like to let committee members know that the Minister for the Status of Women will not be able to appear before the committee on Wednesday, March 5 to discuss the supplementary estimates (C).
Also, the main estimates for 2014-2015 were tabled and referred to the committee on February 27th last. You received an email about that today. If committee members agree, I will ask the clerk to invite the Minister for the Status of Women to appear before the committee for at most one hour between now and May 31 2014 to talk about the main estimates for 2014-2015. After she appears her officials will stay for the second hour, and we hope to have the meeting televised. So that is what we intend to do as far as the main estimates are concerned.
Ms. Truppe, you have the floor.