Status of Women committee  I wonder if there's a grant that can be attached to someone who is on EI who is going through processes to improve her skills, such as a subsidy that would go to the Women's Centre to help them with the work they do. They used to be funded by the Ontario women's directorate. I know that because I used to work there.

Status of Women committee  Oh, I haven't even got to women entrepreneurs. That was quick. In that case I'm moving right along. I'm glad that the government has chosen to fund Futurpreneur. I have a suggestion: broaden it to women over 40, or people over 40. We are seeing more and more women and men, I guess, starting businesses, and there are no programs for them.

Status of Women committee  Thank you very much for inviting me. It's a big honour to be here. You've probably heard lots of stats and heard about lots of research, so I'm not going to deal with those. It's not my background. I've been working in the trenches for about the last 38 years, mainly with women who have different issues.