Human Resources committee  Sorry. I've been talking a lot, haven't I?

Human Resources committee  Thank you very much for this honour. Allow me to repeat that it's a real honour for me. We'll be doing a launch this fall and we will of course send you all the information about our report. If anyone needs me to show a little more passion, I'll be available and would do so with

Human Resources committee  Thank you for giving me the opportunity to talk about that. I believe it's very important. It was a real battle. Maria Barile was very disappointed when the long-form census was shortened. We were not very aware of it, but the more time went by, the more we could see how importan

Human Resources committee  Awareness is very important. Today, the beneficiaries of this award are making people aware of this work and of the fact that these people make a very important contribution to society. That's part of the promotional effort. It takes stock of their social engagement and their eco

Human Resources committee  She would often report on snatches of discussion. By speaking with some of her family members and reading some of her writings, I learned about her experience in social work at McGill University. She really wanted to be close to people and give them emotional support. For her, th

Human Resources committee  I believe that I'm already familiar with the population of people with disabilities, which most people do not know very well. Statistics Canada does not do very precise studies. Even we don't understand who the people with disabilities are and how to define this population in or

Human Resources committee  I can say that a lot has been done, but at the political level. Things need to become even more concrete. You spoke about some people who started their own business to promote hiring persons with disabilities. Maria Barile was one of them. Representing her own company, Éco-Accès

Human Resources committee  Doing that could make a big difference. If I don't happen to see a sentence like that at the bottom of the employment offers I look at, I don't even apply, because I tell myself that these employers will not hire me and that if I mention my visual impairment, they'll asked me all

Human Resources committee  As I mentioned, the mandate is clear. The problem is that the same organizations are always approached, those that have always worked in concert with the government, I think, or those which have always been there. Change has not been all that concrete. It might also be necessary

Human Resources committee  I thought that it would be overly pretentious for me to say that I had written a biography, although her family gave me authorization to do so, because I was very close to her. I also have fond memories of the Barile family, especially her brother Bernardo, who was very helpful.

Human Resources committee  I was honoured to receive this award. I had no information about it and didn't even know it existed. When I heard about it, I checked my eligibility and submitted an application. I think the public should have more information about how to proceed. Support should be given to app

Human Resources committee  No, I haven't done any research on that subject. I think it's something worth looking into.

Human Resources committee  I fully agree with you. I'd like to point out that all of her research and all the work she did can be found with search engines and on university servers. However, access can be restricted and and there is often a fee to get access to the articles. It's therefore not accessible

Human Resources committee  Thank you. You mentioned that there was a very high poverty rate among persons with disabilities, and that this has been increasing in every province across Canada. Access to the workforce is still limited for these people, particularly women. It's acknowledged that women have t

Human Resources committee  We rely a lot on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Canada was asked in 2016 and 2017 by the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to arrange for better work for women and young women with disabilities. Consultations on a counter-report to b