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Finance committee Thank you for the question. As I said earlier, we've been provided with two separate agreements with the government in response to COVID. The first one, which was done in April, was $3 million. With the exception of Quebec, which was dealt with separately, we were able to distri
July 22nd, 2020Committee meeting
Paulette Senior
Finance committee Yes, that's correct. In fact, we did a couple of things. We realized the impact of the pandemic on the fundraising activities that would have been happening right there in the spring, so it was important for us to first reach out to our grantees and start gathering feedback: Wh
July 22nd, 2020Committee meeting
Paulette Senior
Finance committee I'm happy to say that I actually do think it's efficient. We have been able to get the $3 million out to sexual assault centres in a matter of three weeks. That was quite efficient and effective, and organizations have told us in their own testimonials how grateful they've been f
July 22nd, 2020Committee meeting
Paulette Senior
Finance committee We've received $13 million to date in two separate pots of funding, one to distribute to sexual assault centres, which we were able to do in a matter of three weeks to 93 organizations, and then most recently, in the past couple of weeks, $10 million to distribute to gender-based
July 22nd, 2020Committee meeting
Paulette Senior
Finance committee We feel that this is a critical moment, particularly for the women's sector, but the charitable sector overall. It's important that we recognize the contributions that the charitable sector makes to this country. Were we not around, we would have a very different society and very
July 22nd, 2020Committee meeting
Paulette Senior
Finance committee No, we were not.
July 22nd, 2020Committee meeting
Paulette Senior
Finance committee Yes, we have. As I mentioned in my previous comments, we are an organization that has been established to provide grants. We are a national network of women's organizations across the country, so we've been able to pivot quickly to direct funds to the sector, particularly to gend
July 22nd, 2020Committee meeting
Paulette Senior
Finance committee Thank you for the question. I can't speak about details of that program, because we were not among the folks who signed up to participate, and that's because of our work. Our work is really focused on supporting women's organizations, particularly during COVID, which were exper
July 22nd, 2020Committee meeting
Paulette Senior
Finance committee Well, what I've heard specifically from the grantees we fund across the country is that, in their response to addressing COVID, they experienced setbacks in being able to utilize the services of volunteers, for a number of reasons. One is around safety precautions, being able to
July 22nd, 2020Committee meeting
Paulette Senior
Finance committee Thank you, committee, for the invitation. My name is Paulette Senior. I'm president and CEO of the Canadian Women's Foundation, which is Canada's only national public foundation for women and girls, and one of the 10 largest women's foundations in the world. Our three decades o
July 22nd, 2020Committee meeting
Paulette Senior
Human Resources committee Similarly, I think it's important to consult. We have been a long-time partner of the DisAbled Women's Network, which is a national network addressing issues for women with disabilities. I think it's really important to consult. I could not...and I don't think it's appropriate fo
June 15th, 2020Committee meeting
Paulette Senior
Human Resources committee I'm not quite sure I caught the question; I'm sorry. Are you asking how GBA+ can—
June 15th, 2020Committee meeting
Paulette Senior
Human Resources committee I fully agree that it's important to include that. It would be great to see all provinces put this practice in place. We know, for example, that in Quebec child care has been a long-held institution that's universally accessible. I think that's great. We'd love to see similar me
June 15th, 2020Committee meeting
Paulette Senior
Human Resources committee I've always said that, when we address issues of gender, it's for everyone; it's not just for women. It's the same with violence. It's also about children. We know that during this pandemic, and at all times, when children witness violence, it's a significant issue for the rest o
June 15th, 2020Committee meeting
Paulette Senior
Human Resources committee No, we didn't. That was done separately.
June 15th, 2020Committee meeting
Paulette Senior