Evidence of meeting #77 for Status of Women in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was teachers.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Carolyn Van  Director, Youth Programming, Canada Learning Code
Clerk of the Committee  Ms. Marie-Hélène Sauvé
Bonnie Brayton  National Executive Director, DAWN Canada, DisAbled Women's Network Canada
Michael Holden  Chief Economist, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters
Elise Maheu  Board Member and Director, Government Affairs, 3M Canada, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters
Justine Akman  Director General, Policy and External Relations, Office of the Co-ordinator, Status of Women
Nancy Gardiner  Senior Director General, Women’s Program and Regional Operations, Office of the Co-ordinator, Status of Women

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National Executive Director, DAWN Canada, DisAbled Women's Network Canada

Bonnie Brayton

I have one statistic to share.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Karen Vecchio

Go for it.

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National Executive Director, DAWN Canada, DisAbled Women's Network Canada

Bonnie Brayton

The Canadian Human Rights Commission reviews complaints at the federal level. Sixty per cent of all human rights complaints in Canada were disability-related. Among those, the highest number was employment. The data is there. The policies need to be addressed.

Thank you.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Karen Vecchio

That's excellent.

Thank you so much.

I'd like to thank the witnesses for coming today: Bonnie Brayton from the DisAbled Women's Network Canada, thank you for getting here from Montreal; from the Canada Learning Code, Carolyn Van; from the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters, Michael Holden and Elise Maheu; and from Status of Women Canada, Justine Akman and Nancy Gardiner.

Thanks very much for participating today. We really appreciate it.

The meeting is adjourned.