Status of Women committee  Thank you for this. First of all, Inuit and first nation and Métis communities need to be brought to this conversation 100%. We need to remember that northern communities exist in this country and that people are living in pretty severe poverty due to colonialism in this country

Status of Women committee  One limitation that we really have is communities that do not have access to Internet. We found this when we were doing our survey, because it was an online survey. That is a limitation of our data, but it is also a limitation of our request forms. When a community is requesting

Status of Women committee  Go for it, Nicole.

Status of Women committee  In our research study, we asked about access to pain relief, because that is something we would like to know about. Not only are menstruators missing school, work and exercise because of a lack of access; this could also be because of lack of access to pain relief. After a coupl

Status of Women committee  When it comes to the economic impact, when we look at the rate of high school graduates in northern communities.... We're talking about on-reserve high schools for first nations and also about Inuit communities, which are really not brought to this table often, that conversation

Status of Women committee  Meegwetch, Nicole. While usually in Treaty 13 territory, I am calling today from Portugal. We are very grateful for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the state of menstrual equity across Turtle Island and how this issue is disproportionately affecting indi

Status of Women committee  The 2023 survey completed by Plan International Canada found that 25% of Canadian women “who menstruate have been forced to make the decision between purchasing menstrual products and purchasing other essentials such as food or rent within the last year.” Through our work, we’ve