Status of Women committee  Other countries are doing a lot but not many have a federal or national strategy for gender-based violence and trying to achieve concrete, tangible results. Another country we normally cite when looking at this kind of work is Sweden, and Iceland is pretty far ahead. Then it's a

Status of Women committee  I can't predetermine the results of the meeting.

Status of Women committee  I really think the Department of Justice—I don't know if you're actually seeing them, but they might be a better place to get answers to these questions.

Status of Women committee  Of course, being Status of Women Canada, we were very excited when the UN special rapporteur visited Canada. We spent lots of time ensuring that she got the information she needed to do her report. The government very much welcomed her recommendations and insights into how Canada

Status of Women committee  We know that the cost of various kinds of gender-based violence to Canadians is estimated to be in the realm of about $7.4 billion per year. Certainly prevention is critical. That's why the gender-based violence strategy has prevention as one of the main pillars. Speaking for St

Status of Women committee  The women's program at Status of Women Canada has funded a number of projects over the past several years—and I think this information could probably be shared with the committee—related to various prevention services and support services for women who have experienced violence.

Status of Women committee  The knowledge centre is just getting up and running. It will be a vast resource of all kinds of academic and research materials, and also community-based materials related to gender-based violence. The idea is that organizations that are already running on really shoestring budge

Status of Women committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. I'm pleased to be addressing you today as you undertake your study of the network of shelters and transition houses serving women and children affected by family violence. This afternoon, I'll be sharing information with you on Canada's strategy to end a

Status of Women committee  Political training, mentorship, leadership programs—the kind we do at Status of Women but perhaps more targeted ones—and enhancing research, those things will also help. It's not just about quotas necessarily.

Status of Women committee  I'll acknowledge that we have incredible women political leaders in Canada. We are very fortunate. However, we have not actually met what is recognized as the tipping point to have a change, which is 30%, whether it's on a corporate board or in Parliament. While 27% is a historic

Status of Women committee  Not at the moment, but thank you for the suggestion.

Status of Women committee  Thank you for the question. I will answer in English, if that's okay with you. Barriers that prevent women from becoming involved in politics include, among others—and I referred to some of this in my opening remarks—societal perceptions of appropriate career paths for women, a

Status of Women committee  I'm not able to answer why in Quebec specifically. What we do know through our federal, provincial, and territorial work is that there are programs in a variety of provinces to support women in politics. Alberta's government with its supportive program aims to increase gender par

Status of Women committee  No. There is no hierarchy of rights from a constitutional perspective and I don't believe from a government policy perspective either.

Status of Women committee  I have never been privy to a government position on that issue.