Human Resources committee  As Patti has said, we're always looking at the call for proposals and trying to fit ourselves into it, as opposed to saying what we need to do. We run a women's homeless shelter in Cape Breton, and through the homeless initiative we were given money to develop it, but there's no

Human Resources committee  I agree with Sharon in terms of early, early, early intervention. What we see now at women's centres is a combination of young people who are victims of their environment in terms of poverty, addictions, and/or violence, which have interfered with their development to the point w

Human Resources committee  Well, if you don't qualify for EI--

Human Resources committee  Many women don't qualify for EI. And even for those who do, if they work in a minimum wage job, minimum wage in Nova Scotia is $8.60, and I believe that EI pays 55%. So if you have a minimum wage job, and you lose it, and you are eligible for EI, you're still only going to collec

Human Resources committee  Yes, I certainly think that when you look at lone-parent families in Nova Scotia, the highest percentage of them are led by females. Females who try to retrain or try to increase their education have such a difficult time finding child care. Women who need to go to work or try to

Human Resources committee  Thank you very much. Those who know me well say I would never be able to speak in five minutes, but I've practised, so I'm certainly going to try my best. I am here representing Women's Centres Connect. There are eight women's centres in Nova Scotia, spread across the province.