Thank you so much.
One of the most important things I would like to propose is this: There should be a regulation on coerced debts. As you know, when women leave abusive relationships, one huge problem is that they have a lot of debt in their name. This debt affects her...either to go back to school or to even start a business.
I don't know whether you know about Bill 41. The Ontario Parliament, right now, is also conducting...information with us. Hopefully, that bill will have a good opportunity at the provincial level, but we want it to expand across Canada. It basically gives women relief, even though they have a lot of debt because of their spouse. I think that's another thing we need to invest in.
The second systemic thing is this: We need to find a way for women to secure loans and grants without credit checks. In a sense, credit is very important, but the current credit check doesn't allow women to go back to the workforce or start a business. That's a huge barrier.
The other thing, of course, is access to banking. As you know, if you want to go to a bank you need two IDs. Of course, some banks, right now, are working on that. Previously, if you were homeless, even to have a bank account, you need two IDs. Many women can't afford that. Access to banking should be a woman's economic right. Those are the things.
As well, one last thing is this: Engage financial institution leaders in this conversation. I'm not sure how it works, but that would be very important.
Thank you.