Status of Women committee  There's one thing I would like to comment on, and it came from the first group that spoke. It was Michelle who spoke about the partnership between a male and a female in the family. That was so bang on and it resonated with me when I heard it. Out of all this, running a business

Status of Women committee  That's a hard call, this all-or-nothing choice: You can have the money now, and we'll wait until later and you'll pay it. I think there has to be a discussion right through the whole program, monthly, about what percentage you are going to pay, so it's not all loaded at the end.

Status of Women committee  Thank you for the question. When I think about a basic guaranteed income, the first thing I think I would have to look at is the programs we have in place now. Who needs what first? That is the first thing we need to look at. I don't think everybody should get everything. I will

Status of Women committee  Thank you for that question. When I think about maternity leave and I think of moms at home with their children, if we could go back to the basics and think about the value of what the children are receiving by being home longer with their mom...who has no stress, first of all.

Status of Women committee  Thank you. I love that question. I think the one thing we have to remember is that we have to lift each other up, and it has to be intentional. It's not just about, “I have two friends who just started a business. Did you hear?”, and then you say, “Oh, great.” No. What you need

Status of Women committee  Sure. I was introduced to the Mentoring Plus strategy almost three years ago. The goal is that we go into schools. I thought, yes, this is where it's happening. Get into schools and see where the ideas are and whom you can help. I think I probably get more out of it than the st

Status of Women committee  I have two comments on that. One is that I was not able to because I don't have any employees and a lot of that was just not applicable. Second, when I was growing up, my mother always told me, “Paula, you are a Canadian citizen. You work hard. You pay your taxes. Nobody owes y

Status of Women committee  I think some of my thoughts will be like those of many employers, for sure. As a sole proprietor, I found that COVID took away, first of all, the plan I would have had. Maybe I wanted to hire employees to help my business grow. It stopped that whole plan completely. There was a

Status of Women committee  Yes.

Status of Women committee  For the type of business that I have as a consultant, a lot of times for the jobs I do it's an hourly wage. You have to speak to a client about what your charge is per hour. Initially, that cost should have been raised a bit so that I could cover the cost of living for my own hou

Status of Women committee  Thank you, Madam Chair and committee members, for the opportunity today to speak on this topic, women's economic empowerment. Any topic that speaks to human rights, equality and family is a discussion that should always be at the forefront. First, let me say what a privilege it