Finance committee  What we're trying to do is stop a cycle. We're trying to arrest a behaviour that might continue if children are born without the support that we're able to offer them. We basically wrap the mother in a metaphorical blanket where she has support on all sides, from teachers to soci

Finance committee  Thank you for having me here today. I'm Mary Pidlaski. I'm here as a board member from Villa Rosa Inc., in Winnipeg. It's a non-profit organization. It's a convalescent home for unwed mothers. It's been around since the late 1800s, serving women who may live there while they choo