Status of Women committee  I have a couple of more questions.

Status of Women committee  Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I have a couple of questions. There was some discussion relating to our study on the violence experienced by women in the military and at work in terms of sexual assault and harassment. To what degree you have worked with DND with regard to the

Status of Women committee  Okay. Thank you. There was some discussion, too, about the event coming up in Vancouver in June. It's a conference called Women Deliver. We have heard there's a parallel conference called Feminists Deliver, and it's happening at the same time in response to concerns about a lack

Status of Women committee  On that last point, I'd like to pursue it, first internationally and nationally. Canada needs to continue its work in defence of sexual and reproductive health and rights—obviously, internationally through development assistance. The money for that program is set to end in less

Status of Women committee  I would appreciate that. In terms of the national perspective, the minister talked about young people being violated online and taken advantage of, not knowing the reality of bullying, and things like that. In regard to that, Canada accepted and received a recommendation from th

Status of Women committee  Thank you for being here. I appreciate the light that you can shed on these many questions. I want to pick up on the gender-based budgeting plus. You mentioned, Madam Gardiner, that there is a plan to put in place a centre of expertise. Can you describe that? Is it funded? Is i

Status of Women committee  There has been some discussion in regard to a program to end gender-based violence. To be quite frank, we've been waiting for it and we're not seeing it. Organizations are concerned that these plans have not been fully developed. When can we expect them and will these plans inclu

Status of Women committee  Minister, I wonder if you are aware of the bullying experienced by some of the young women who were Daughters of the Vote. How did you respond to that bullying? What actions did you take to support these young women, and will you continue to fund important programs like Daughters

Status of Women committee  Yes, Minister, there has been.

Status of Women committee  Thank you. Minister, you're absolutely wrong. There was always capacity-building funding until the Conservatives removed it in 2006. I would have expected you to restore it simply because women's organizations—

Status of Women committee  You did not. You made it into piecemeal project-by-project funding. Child care spaces in Toronto cost about $1,200 a month for one child for a family. That is not affordable, and if we are going to have successful child care, it must be affordable. Minister, you talked about the

Status of Women committee  All right. I most certainly will send it along. There is some profound concern with regard to funding for the Native Women's Association of Canada. You talked about the importance of work connected with missing and murdered women, and yet NWAC's funding has been reduced and they

Status of Women committee  Thank you, Minister, for being here. I have a number of questions, and I would prefer succinct answers because I want to cover a lot of ground. First, when are you planning to restore core operational funding to women's organizations, funding that was withdrawn by the governmen

Status of Women committee  I'm sorry, Minister, but that is not what I am hearing from organizations. I've been in this portfolio off and on since 2006, and women's organizations are very clear that they require stable funding so they can plan and hire, and this mishmash of project funding is simply not wo

Status of Women committee  Again, thank you, Paula. Thank you so much. This whole issue of your having to come up with the financial resources to pay for your own lawyer is very, very troubling, and I wonder about the impact on your financial security as a result. What do you hope will come of the hearin