Human Resources committee  Yes, Mr. May.

Human Resources committee  Thank you. I'd like to thank the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities for the opportunity to speak to the study of Bill C-243. The National Council of Women of Canada has been the leadi

Human Resources committee  I'm certainly not an expert the way a couple of these women are in the sciences, but we do have affiliate members who are in the sciences, for instance, the Society of Canadian Women in Science and Technology. I believe it is really important to make sure that young women in sch

Human Resources committee  I'm not all that familiar with the situation in Quebec. However, I think anything that would help the situation would certainly be a great boon to working women. In my speaking notes I mentioned the hazardous conditions. Those were originally addressed in Bill C-243, and were th

Human Resources committee  I wouldn't use the word “downgrade”. That's certainly not what I meant. As I said, it was part of Bill C-243 that if a woman in a hazardous position could be kept in her job or be given another job with her company but in a less hazardous position, then it would be a good solut

Human Resources committee  Yes, I think that's the case, whether it's a small or large enterprise, but especially for small businesses with a very small workforce. You may only have one person doing a particular job, so yes, I think it would be very difficult. This is why we need to be able to give women

Human Resources committee  No, that's not something I'm advocating, simply because we don't have policy on it. I can only speak to things that we have policy on. We do have policy on its being more flexible, and so on. I was just answering Brigitte Sansoucy's question by saying that what she has suggeste

Human Resources committee  Actual concrete steps? Make it easier for women to access maternity leave. Right at the moment, for instance, it's one year. That's 55% of their salary. While we certainly support the idea in the budget of women being given the opportunity to take 18 months, that reduces their EI