Status of Women committee  So let me focus on what is most important for us. GBA+ is essential, such as parity on all the committees that have already been set up and those that will have to be set up for the end of the pandemic, the second wave, and so on. Without it, we will never know the real situatio

Status of Women committee  I will be quick, because that is not one of the areas we specialize in. For women to be at work—as is the case for men too—it is essential to have quality and educational childcare, rather than services where the children are left to play in a corner. That is what was establishe

Status of Women committee  AFEAS is an education and social action group dedicated to promoting equality between women and men in Quebec and Canada. It does not work directly with clienteles such as day care providers and abused women. It is somewhat more generalist in nature. For over 50 years, since it w

Status of Women committee  I will finish up. How can you follow public health measures when no water is available? These communities and women dealing with the crisis must make the decisions and define the needs.

Status of Women committee  Good afternoon. Thank you for the invitation to today's hearings. The question your study seeks to answer is directly tied to one of the fundamental challenges behind achieving equality among Canadians: recognizing and valuing invisible work. The Association féminine d'éducatio

Status of Women committee  In the issue that concerns us—the recognition of unpaid work—it would mainly be a matter of information provided in response to the question on household activities. We are talking about time dedicated to children or to a loved one in need. So it also has to do with the work of c

Status of Women committee  For Afeas, it is not a matter of transforming caregivers—we actually don't refer to them as “family” caregivers, since the role is a social one—into orderlies. We feel that caregivers—who are usually either family members, neighbours, colleagues or friends—must be supported throu

Status of Women committee  I don't have that information on hand, but I could send it to you by email. We worked with an economist here, in Quebec. She analyzed the Quebec and federal tax credits to determine which of them could be transformed. I could send the clerk that information by email.

Status of Women committee  Good morning. I wanted to say that, to stay within the time limits, I will not read the entire four-page brief I submitted. I will skip some paragraphs of the brief to stay within my seven minutes. That was a comment for the interpreters. On behalf of Afeas, the Association fé