Finance committee  Egale is a national organization and we do work in communities right across the country. We have partnerships with organizations in different jurisdictions. We deliver our programming in these jurisdictions around the country. The $12 million is a rough estimate. I'd be happy to

Finance committee  Sure. Thank you very much, Daniel, for that question and the opportunity to elaborate. There are significant areas where the government, at little to no cost, could make some changes immediately. One would be around changing the Criminal Code for intersex surgeries. Currently, i

Finance committee  I'll wrap it up. In her recent mandate letter, Minister Chagger was tasked by the PMO to “consult civil society representatives of the LGBTQ2 communities to lay the groundwork” for an action plan. Egale’s action plan not only aligns with the priorities laid out in Minister Chagg

Finance committee  Good afternoon, everybody. Thank you for the opportunity to present via video conference this afternoon. I'm Helen Kennedy, the executive director of Egale Canada, Canada's national LGBTQI2S human rights organization. I'm going to focus my remarks this afternoon on Egale's recen

Status of Women committee  Let's just say that we don't respect our older adults in Canada at all. We don't treat the care and needs of older adults as a priority, and I find that fascinating, because nobody is getting any younger: We're all going in the same direction. I think a national seniors strateg

Status of Women committee  I agree with Kathy and Bonnie on the use of the word “senior”. “Older adult” is probably the most preferred. However, I also think when you're invisible in this conversation anyway, it's really important to address some of the other issues around intersectionality to be more incl

Status of Women committee  Thank you very much for this opportunity. Egale was founded in 1986 and is Canada's only national charity that seeks to improve the lives of LGBTQI2S people by informing public policy, inspiring cultural change and promoting equal rights and inclusion through research, educatio

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes. I'm sorry, I misunderstood how you framed it. A fair system would be a very good one.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Nobody is happy with claims that go on for 19 months or 10 years. It doesn't serve anybody's purpose. We have to look at a more efficient way of handling the claims in a fair and equitable manner. It perhaps means employing more adjudicators. It certainly means better training

Citizenship and Immigration committee  What is your question?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It would be one that is open and inclusive. We have done an in-depth analysis of every single claim in Canada since 2004 based on sexual orientation.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The timing would be huge. If it was left at 28 days, we would be happy with that. We think eight days and 60 days are not doable.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, we're very concerned about the safe countries designation and the list, and we're more than willing to share our concerns with anybody who will listen to us. I don't think it's practical to develop this list at all, because even within Canada there is discrimination against

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Absolutely. I would completely concur with those thoughts. It's not realistic for an LGBT claimant to comply with that eight-day requirement. Most LGBT claimants file not at the port of entry, but after entry, and just for them to find their way to the inland office to file their

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you. Egale Canada is Canada's LGBT human rights organization advancing equality, diversity, education, and justice. There are a number of important and growing needs for protection for members of the LGBT community—the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered community—given