Status of Women committee  Thank you very much. It's a great question. In terms of the unequal access and the inconsistencies, it's obvious that there is an issue. I think that one thing that could be done, and a very tangible first step, would be to encourage Universities Canada to undertake work on a co

Status of Women committee  Our staff at CASA has actually called on them to create these resources, but unfortunately they have been unwilling to take action. We have reached out.

Status of Women committee  That's a great question. I can only really speak to my campus in Edmonton, MacEwan University, which is actually quite rare in the things they're doing with a lot progressive and pilot programs that we're testing out this year. I noted earlier when I was speaking that in part

Status of Women committee  It certainly does highlight what policies are in place. It is very blunt in its beginnings of what happens when these actions come forward, and these horrendous issues that we see day in and day out. It then works into whether they understand the policy and how it works here. Aga

Status of Women committee  I can certainly speak to your latter question about making sure that the awareness of these services is long-standing and not just around in the hustle and bustle of the first week. Students can take in only so much information. There's quite a learning curve. Post-secondary camp

Status of Women committee  We are sitting around this table. I think right now the government has a lot of influence that can be brought forward simply by recognizing this is an issue and vocalizing it. There were a lot of surprised faces in this room when we really broke down the statistics on just how ea

Status of Women committee  Good afternoon, Madam Chair, committee members, fellow witnesses, and members of the gallery. My name is Danika McConnell. I am the president of the Students' Association of MacEwan University, in Edmonton, and a member of the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations, CASA. On