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Status of Women committee Thank you very much for that important question. I very much support what Ms. Bota said. From my experience, working with rural shelters, there is an extreme lack of affordable housing and second-stage shelter space. It is an incredible challenge. In terms of transportation, COV
February 16th, 2021Committee meeting
Katie Allen
Status of Women committee There is a significant lack of information and data about rural communities. In particular, there's a real lack of difference between the information on rural, rural remote, and remote. They're not well defined in the data. There's also a lack of understanding about urban communi
February 16th, 2021Committee meeting
Katie Allen
Status of Women committee Thank you very much, Madam Chair. To begin, I agree fully with the other witnesses. Reduced access to services really impacts women's vulnerability, and it impacts women's ability to access those critical health, social and justice services. It also puts additional pressure on o
February 16th, 2021Committee meeting
Katie Allen
Status of Women committee Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Not to reiterate the great comments from the other panellists, with which I couldn't agree more, but we need to address issues of precarious employment. I think that is critical. COVID-19 has only exacerbated these issues. Thank you.
February 16th, 2021Committee meeting
Katie Allen
Status of Women committee I was just finishing anyway. Those were my last few words. Thank you.
February 16th, 2021Committee meeting
Katie Allen
Status of Women committee Wonderful. Thank you very much. Good morning. My name is Katie Allen, and I am a Ph.D. candidate in rural studies at the University of Guelph. It's my honour to be here with you today. My contributions to this discussion today are informed by my academic studies as well as my ex
February 16th, 2021Committee meeting
Katie Allen