Finance committee  We would really encourage all of the members to have a look at our report. We have included not just facts, figures, and an exploration of the evidence, but a lot of stories of women who are experiencing this very difficulty. For example, as you say, and as my colleague has illus

Human Resources committee  Ketchup, yes or no?

Human Resources committee  Sure. Yes.

Human Resources committee  Thank you for that question. I don't know that I intended to give any kind of implication that this was your position. Fundamentally, the recommendations that we're making are not about spending billions of dollars more; they're about let's spend these dollars in ways that addr

Human Resources committee  Sure. I understand.

Human Resources committee  Let's do it. Let's talk about clawbacks.

Human Resources committee  Again, it's a very large issue.

Human Resources committee  In this instance, we're talking about provincial and territorial governments clawing back from social assistance benefits the gains that were made in the Canada child benefit. So far, the Northwest Territories is the only province or territory that's done that. You may have seen

Human Resources committee  There was a big debate in Ontario around this very issue when Ontario was putting together its poverty reduction strategy. I'm not saying that Ontario is getting everything right. I think that there are some significant areas in which the Government of Ontario needs to make pro

Human Resources committee  Sure.

Human Resources committee  Yes, it was one that this committee did on CPP disability.

Human Resources committee  I sure can. Yes.

Human Resources committee  Oh, boy; that's a big question. I think one of the tricks with addressing the poverty of people with disabilities, and addressing their labour-market participation, is around acknowledging the fact that labour market participation for people with disabilities exists sort of on

Human Resources committee  This is a challenge when you're delivering benefits through the tax system. It's not set up to be a benefit delivery mechanism. One of the barriers that exists is the requirement to file your taxes. There are first nations people, indigenous people on reserve and others, who do

Human Resources committee  I want to start by I guess challenging the notion that the best way out of poverty is a job. We know, and I'm sure you heard this in the course of discussions around employment insurance, that many people who are working full time in this country are living in poverty. For many