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Status of Women committee  I would love to. Thank you. It's actually a good point. I won't focus on the word “senior”. I'll actually focus on some of the other language we hear around seniors—that is, “vulnerable”. The concept of vulnerabilization is something that is really important to understand in ter

May 2nd, 2019Committee meeting

Bonnie Brayton

Status of Women committee  Quality of life.

May 2nd, 2019Committee meeting

Bonnie Brayton

Status of Women committee  I think one thing we heard an awful lot about already from that other panellists is the issue of poverty. The economic situation of older women, particularly older women with disabilities, is something you need to address at a national, provincial, territorial and local level. As

May 2nd, 2019Committee meeting

Bonnie Brayton

Status of Women committee  Thank you so much for bringing this back. I really think it's important and appreciate this opportunity very much. I know it's an important discussion for lawmakers because it is a law that I know was passed with concerns and with a real preoccupation going forward for how it wou

May 2nd, 2019Committee meeting

Bonnie Brayton

Status of Women committee  Yes. We're very happy about that.

May 2nd, 2019Committee meeting

Bonnie Brayton

Status of Women committee  I'll check with the clerk. She said she didn't receive the brief.

May 2nd, 2019Committee meeting

Bonnie Brayton

Status of Women committee  I can reiterate our concerns regarding older women with disabilities. If you'll allow me, I'll continue in English, because my recommendations are in English. Again, we'd just ask the committee to remember that Canada has obligations under its UN commitments to CEDAW, the CRPD,

May 2nd, 2019Committee meeting

Bonnie Brayton

Status of Women committee  Thank you, Karen. I have submitted a written brief and hope everybody has had an opportunity to read it. It has been rare for DAWN to do this in advance, but I have done it this time. I hope the members of the committee had a chance to review it. Today I want to quickly go thro

May 2nd, 2019Committee meeting

Bonnie Brayton

Status of Women committee  Thank you. Wage subsidies need to be studied to better understand, because there are a lot of different types. l have seen some that I think become important levers for giving people access to employment where they haven't been given access before. Again, it's because of the kin

November 7th, 2017Committee meeting

Bonnie Brayton

Status of Women committee  I have one statistic to share.

November 7th, 2017Committee meeting

Bonnie Brayton

Status of Women committee  The Canadian Human Rights Commission reviews complaints at the federal level. Sixty per cent of all human rights complaints in Canada were disability-related. Among those, the highest number was employment. The data is there. The policies need to be addressed. Thank you.

November 7th, 2017Committee meeting

Bonnie Brayton

Status of Women committee  Thank you, Sheila, for bringing this forward. It's an important situation to look at. Women with disabilities who are employed typically are in jobs that are hard to retain. Because they are in lower-paying jobs, if they are employed at all, they are likely to be challenged in

November 7th, 2017Committee meeting

Bonnie Brayton

Status of Women committee  A couple of things are coming forward. Flexible work arrangements is one that I think is very important. The changes to EI from 15 weeks for sick leave would be a critical one. The best illustration of that—I don't know if you heard from anybody from the breast cancer community.

November 7th, 2017Committee meeting

Bonnie Brayton

Status of Women committee  Good morning. I'd like to begin by acknowledging that we're gathered on the territory of the Algonquin people, and that we are in a time of truth and reconciliation with the first peoples of Canada. By so doing, we are also acknowledging the overrepresentation of our indigenous

November 7th, 2017Committee meeting

Bonnie Brayton

Status of Women committee  I'm really glad you asked the question. The fact that I brought up the Supreme Court decision speaks to a reality that we had to intervene at that level for this issue to even come forward before the judiciary because of what had happened at the provincial court level with this p

April 13th, 2017Committee meeting

Bonnie Brayton