Status of Women committee  I'm not trying to show anybody disrespect for a $500,000 home, but we have to look at reality and the reality of rent costs for these women when they leave the second stage of transition. If we want them to be successful, we have to empower them so they can pay their own bills.

Status of Women committee  As we all know, right now we have a stress test in our country that was put out by our current finance minister. However that came about, I don't get it.

Status of Women committee  I know. I'm getting to it. I'm going to start right there. Please shut me up when you need to.

Status of Women committee  In terms of any purchase over $750,000 in the GTA, Toronto to Highway 9, east to Highway 412 and west to Hamilton, and in Vancouver and Montreal, have no stress test there below $750,000. Eliminate it. Any purchase of $500,000 and below in all other areas outside of those types o

Status of Women committee  The rest of the report we would like tabled as well, in the whole binder.

Status of Women committee  Thank you.

Status of Women committee  Right now, when you apply for a mortgage to buy a home, the rules have never been so stringent and inconsistent from lender to lender. I started working in the banks in 1982, when rates were 20%, so I've been through every crash. To rent a three-bedroom home of low builder grade

Status of Women committee  We would like to make sure recommendations come to this committee, so we would like to table a report.

Status of Women committee  My name is Donna Mullen, and I'm a third-generation survivor of domestic violence. I'm also a survivor of a human rights case, which started in 1992, due to having asked questions. The human rights case was worse than any physical violence that I'd ever had happen to me previousl