What actions has the government undertaken, as of September 15, 2003, to respond to and prepare a plan for implementing the recommendations which the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women made at the time of its review of Canada’s 5th Report on its compliance with its commitments under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW); in particular, what steps have been taken to: ( a ) solicit input from federal government departments regarding steps they will take; ( b ) solicit input from provincial and territorial governments regarding steps they will take; ( c ) solicit input from women’s organizations and aboriginal women’s organizations, in particular regarding the best ways of implementing the recommendations; ( d ) initiate a cross-departmental process to develop and coordinate an implementation plan; ( e ) involve non-governmental organizations in developing the plan; ( f ) disseminate the Committee’s concluding comments widely in Canada; and ( g ) address other issues raised by the United Nations CEDAW Committee?
In the House of Commons on October 23rd, 2003. See this statement in context.