Status of Women committee  I'll jump in on that one. First of all, I think that as elected members of Parliament, you are also role models. I would encourage you to do everything to encourage young women to follow in your footsteps, because they do look at you and see the leadership you provide in governm

Status of Women committee  Yes and no. I think sometimes in a large urban centre you can get lost. You can be anonymous and not necessarily get the help you need. In a small town or small community, certainly when I grew up in a small community, everyone helped each other in the community. People weren't

Status of Women committee  I think it makes a huge difference. I encourage them all the time to go into non-traditional industries. The reason is that first, you get noticed, and chances are that you will do well. If you get noticed, your opportunities tend to increase. I am a huge promoter of doing some

Status of Women committee  I think it's a global question that applies to everyone. The better our economy is in Canada, the better it's going to be in terms of participation of young girls and young boys. I don't know that there's anything in particular that would impact the young girls and their partici

Status of Women committee  It reminds me of a story. I was trying to recruit in the high schools. I decided I would get a group of 10 smart young girls together. I went around the table and I asked what they wanted to be when they were older. I heard doctor, I heard lawyer, I heard all sorts of things. Onl

Status of Women committee  Thank you very much. I'm privileged and honoured to be here. Can you hear me okay?

Status of Women committee  Good. I've read some of the evidence from your previous meetings, and I thought I wouldn't repeat a lot of what has been said. You have some very good evidence. I was particularly impressed by the evidence from Coast Capital about education, financial literacy, internships, and