Status of Women committee  In addition to the things I mentioned before, I would like the government and the RCMP to create a national database of people who've been violent against street workers. I would like them to be tracked more thoroughly and carefully. I feel there's a lot of oversight at that leve

Status of Women committee  Canada has a very sad history, and Canada faces a huge challenge in our future. One of the biggest challenges we face is from those who would hear us today and deny the extent of the systemic racism. You mentioned Williams Lake, and it brings tears to my eyes, because my husband

Status of Women committee  I think that first and foremost we have to look at Sisters in Spirit. We have to see what the Native Women's Association accomplished, and the walks for justice. I think all these aboriginal women's organizations need very strong funding for both research and advocacy--and I know

Status of Women committee  Thank you. I think this is really important, and I want to speak to the position of the police as an example. I want to remind the committee that they are not the only example, but they are here today, and we tend to emphasize who is amongst us. To my mind, no matter how hard M

Status of Women committee  Good morning, and thank you, Madam Chairman. I'm very pleased to have been invited to have this opportunity to meet with you. It's an honour to be sitting here with the aboriginal women who are representing their communities. I want to address specifically the violence in urban