Foreign Affairs committee  To answer the first part of your question, the beautiful thing is that's not up to us to define the solutions. I think we all believe quite strongly that when the grassroots are empowered to lead, to create, to understand how to nuance the solutions that are going to work best in

Foreign Affairs committee  Just to finalize that, one thing that used to exist but doesn't so much anymore is local funds for initiatives. It's an extremely powerful tool for getting money to the grassroots, but it's also an extremely powerful tool for getting diplomats out to the field. It's proven to be

Foreign Affairs committee  If I could add to that, I think it's fantastic. You have a standing ovation over here for the bid, and you have civil society's support completely. I think what's interesting is the opportunity to be influenced and to be influential across the complexity of these issues. We're

Foreign Affairs committee  I know that Beth will want to weigh in on this, and she really does have some important, substantive recommendations. I would just say that you are not alone in terms of framing this conversation. There is an incredibly diverse and knowledgeable expert base of support in Canada

Foreign Affairs committee  Good afternoon, my name is Jess Tomlin and I'm the executive director of the MATCH International Women's Fund.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you. Honorary members of the standing committee, I would like to thank you first for the depth and attention that you are giving to this issue. My name is Jess, as I've mentioned, and I’m the executive director of the MATCH International Women's Fund. This review is timel