Status of Women committee  Yes.

Status of Women committee  It was our pleasure.

Status of Women committee  Yes, quite a few of you came.... I googled you all.

Status of Women committee  It was the paper chain that took the time—

Status of Women committee  —the best piece of advice.

Status of Women committee  Yes, absolutely. Again, I don't think I understand your world. I understand the provincial world a bit. That would drive me crazy. I think that's a great place for this committee, and not even just for the moms or the females but for the dads too. I know stuff happens, and I

Status of Women committee  I think it would be. Your electorate potentially will push back in another way—

Status of Women committee  In the world we live in and with how busy everybody is, I don't care what you're doing, it's important to know what your schedule is. Again, I think that is another huge benefit of municipal politics. I know exactly when my meetings are. Also, guess what. I actually get to call

Status of Women committee  First of all, I think some kind of grant opportunity, particularly around campaign schools, maybe could have some benefit—

Status of Women committee  —and yes, even an online course. I had another thought but I forget it. Did you have anything else to add, Jenelle?

Status of Women committee  I'm happy to be in Ottawa. I have a few meetings.

Status of Women committee  I will just start by saying that to me—and I think Jenelle referred to this as well—it's not unlike what we do to influence young girls. You just need role models. As I said, I often had many young boys sitting around the kitchen counter debating pedestrian bridges, the cost of t

Status of Women committee  When you were talking, I thought, “I have to tell her about the paper chain trick.”

Status of Women committee  I would just say that social media isn't going away—it's just not. I think that my personal way to deal with this is that I frankly very rarely will tweet about something controversial. I tweet about good things and positive things and what's happening. Maybe that's a coward's wa

Status of Women committee  I think that's a great question. There are a couple of things with the percentage of incumbents who are female. It's sort of like once you prove yourselves, then we'll re-elect you. If that comes into play or not.... The other interesting thing is that I think there is an awful