Veterans Affairs committee  I'll introduce my colleague, Russ Mann, who's a vet. He's working with us on this project, and he can perhaps add to the answer. One of the things that happens is that the academic researchers who gather all this information report in their academic journals. It could be of bene

Veterans Affairs committee  It's all across the country, coast to coast to coast, in both official languages in everything we do. The presentations are at conferences, meetings, workshops, and in the private sector. An employer, for example, may hire us to come to help their HR department or their senior e

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good afternoon, everyone. It's a pleasure to be here. The Vanier Institute of the Family is a national, independent, charitable organization dedicated to understanding the diversity and complexity of families and the reality of family life in Canada. W

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think there are a couple of things that organizations have done, and in part it's becoming mindful of it and putting it front and centre. That means making sure that when you're planning meetings it's not always just sandwiches and that there is a juice bar. Why not? Companies

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Let me also share with you a little bit from the language around “family friendly” and around “accommodation” and around “inclusive work environments”. Considering the whole question of accountability and transparency, I think we have to stop using the term “off”. Friday is not

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think that goes back to the whole concept of what we are hoping to achieve here. In part, what we're hoping to achieve is to ensure that all MPs not only have a healthy home life, healthy relationships, and a solid circle of support, but also that they are healthy and well them

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you. Thank you for those wonderful remarks. My testimony is going to be completely different. I'm here with my colleague, Sara MacNaull, who has just completed a study on flexibility and flexible work arrangements, including at several crown corporations. I'm here as a re