Status of Women committee  Thank you. Over the past few years at Status of Women we have funded several projects, I think it's 130, for close to $50 million. We had different calls for proposals tailoring different sectors regarding women's economic prosperity and security. I can give you an example, but

Status of Women committee  Nothing specific on that. I'm not able to say at this time. I don't think it was done, largely speaking, but maybe my colleague has more on that.

Status of Women committee  Sure. I can speak to an initiative the women's program recently launched. We had a call for proposals in 2016 to very specifically invite indigenous people to put forward proposals to advance the empowerment of women in their communities. That was the first time the agency had a

Status of Women committee  I believe so, but Pascale can probably provide more details.

Status of Women committee  Thank you. You're quite correct that in July the minister did announce that activities that pertain to advocacy would be eligible for funding under the women's program. The reason for that, as the government presented it, was a strong belief that dialogue between decision-makers

Status of Women committee  I believe the funding call for proposals that Ms. Brayton, from DAWN, was referring to is our call for proposals that is currently open. That proposal is designed to bring together women leaders who are associated with local and regional projects. We've just recently met with th

Status of Women committee  Each proposal is assessed on its own merit against a series of criteria that, of course, will vary depending on the call for proposals, but in each case, we ensure that it's a good investment for Canada, in terms of the results that will be coming out. For each project, we ensure

Status of Women committee  The minister announced about $1 million to Equal Voice to support and enhance the participation of women in democratic institutions. As for the details, if Madam Chair agrees, I could call upon my colleague, Pascale Robichaud, who could give you a bit more detail about what this

Status of Women committee  Okay. Thank you for your question, Mr. Serré. Through the women's program, we have in fact provided funding to DAWN. Since I have been in my position for just three weeks, I cannot describe that process for you. We do work with that organization though, with respect to our ca

Status of Women committee  Our regional offices, as they liaise with the different regions, and we're not limited to those cities that the minister....

Status of Women committee  Of course we will be present on occasion in other cities as the need requires, but we are definitely taking into account any intelligence that we gather on the ground from these program officers. We are sharing that information and making sure that it is available throughout the