Karen Vecchio at the Status of Women Committee

On February 2nd, 2023. See this statement in context.

February 2nd, 2023 / 4:55 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Karen Vecchio

I would like to reconvene with the second panel for today's study.

Today we are welcoming in the room, from AthletesCAN, Andrea Proske, vice-president. Online, from the Canadian Paralympic Committee, we have Karen O'Neill, the chief executive officer; Michelle Killins, the director for Paralympic performance and pathways; as well as Erica Gavel, a Ph.D. candidate and a vice-chair. Online we also have, from Swimming Canada, Ahmed El-Awadi, the chief executive officer.

Each organization will be provided with five minutes for opening comments.

We will turn the floor over to Andrea Proske for the first five minutes.

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