Evidence of meeting #12 for Status of Women in the 45th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was funding.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Members speaking

Before the committee

Rechie Valdez  Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State (Small Business and Tourism)
McRae  Deputy Minister, Department for Women and Gender Equality
Massie  Assistant Deputy Minister, Small Business, Tourism and Marketplace Services, Department of Industry

5:35 p.m.

Deputy Minister, Department for Women and Gender Equality

Frances McRae

Thank you for those questions.

First of all, I'll reiterate what the minister said about funding. Our June departmental plan essentially reflects the decisions made by the government in June. Tomorrow's announcements, proposals and budget are not reflected in the June departmental plan. These were time-limited funds. We're waiting for the next decisions from the government and parliamentarians on our funding.

Then I will answer the question about the psychological health of staff. You're absolutely right that because they work on issues like gender-based violence, our employees are more likely to experience very tough times and very strong emotions because of the issues facing the people we serve. Therefore, we work very closely with the employees assigned to the employee assistance program.

The Chair Conservative Marilyn Gladu

I'm sorry. That's the end of our time.

Thank you so much to all of the officials, especially the deputy minister, for all of your answers today.

I want to remind the committee that Thursday at noon is our deadline for supplemental or dissenting opinions on our coercive behaviour report.

With that, I'm going to adjourn the meeting. Thank you so much.