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Human Resources committee  Could I speak to child care?

October 24th, 2006Committee meeting

Karen Dempsey

Human Resources committee  Child care is a major issue. Today, few parents have the luxury of choosing to have one parent stay at home. In two-parent households, both work in most cases because of economic necessity. In one-parent households, unfortunately you usually don't have a choice. So adequate, flex

October 24th, 2006Committee meeting

Karen Dempsey

Human Resources committee  I would say no, we have not advanced very far, because, as you say, we still have more or less the status quo. We thank you for bringing that up. I think this is something that is really, really important and is necessary to address in order to have full and equitable funding b

October 24th, 2006Committee meeting

Karen Dempsey

Human Resources committee  Okay. NCWC urges the Government of Canada to define and regulate and legislate the various types of work, including but not necessarily limited to full-time, part-time, temporary, and contract work; amend the regulations of the Canada Labour Code and all other relevant legislati

October 24th, 2006Committee meeting

Karen Dempsey

Human Resources committee  Thank you. The National Council of Women of Canada appreciates the opportunity to participate in these consultations on employability in Canada. I would like to take a minute to tell you a bit about NCWC. We were founded in 1893--that's 113 years ago. We're a non-profit, non-p

October 24th, 2006Committee meeting

Karen Dempsey