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01:25:35

In Committee from the House of Commons

Status of Women - July 31, 2024

Status of Women - July 31, 2024: The committee members hear testimonies on the impacts of violent crime against women. Cait Alexander (End Violence Everywhere), Megan Walker (Advocate to End Male Violence Against Women), and Nick Milinovich (Deputy Chief of Police, Peel Regional Police) appear as witnesses.
01:56:31

In Committee from the House of Commons

Status of Women – December 7, 2023

The committee meets to study the Supplementary Estimates (B) for 2023-24. Appearing as witnesses are Frances McRae and Alia Butt (Department for Women and Gender Equality).
01:08:20

In Committee from the House of Commons

Status of Women - June 15, 2023

The committee continues its study of menstural equity in Canada. Appearing as witnesses are several representatives from groups that create or distribute menstural products, with a focus on access to menstural products for the vunerable and less fortunate.
02:04:00

In Committee from the House of Commons

Status of Women - May 18, 2023

The committee meets to consider the Main Estimates for 2023-24 and also studies the issue of human trafficking of women, girls and gender diverse people. Appearing before the committee is Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth Marci Ien. Appearing as witnesses on the topic of Main Estimates 2023-24 are Frances McRae, Gail Mitchell, Stéphane Lavigne and Crystal Garrett-Baird. Appearing as witnesses on the topic of human trafficking are Kelly Tallon Franklin (Courage for Freedom), Bonnie Brayton (DisAbled Women's Network of Canada) and Cathy Peters.
01:58:11

In Committee from the House of Commons

Status of Women - February 13, 2023

The committee continues its study of women and girls in sport. Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge appears, as well as Canadian Heritage officials Jaimie Earley, Isabelle Mondou and Emmanuelle Sajous.
02:01:20

In Committee from the House of Commons

Status of Women - November 14, 2022

Women and Gender Equality and Youth Minister Marci Ien briefs the committee on mental health of young women and girls. Heather Jeffrey, Eric Bélair (Department of Health) and Candice St-Aubin (Public Health Agency of Canada) also appear as witnesses.
01:42:13

In Committee from the House of Commons

Ministers Marci Ien and Marc Miller Discuss Violence Against Indigenous Women

Status of Women - May 20, 2022 : Women and Gender Equality Minister Marci Ien and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller participate in the committee's study of resource development and violence against Indigenous women and girls. Minister Ien also briefs the committee on her department's main estimates for 2022-23.
02:04:11

In Committee from the House of Commons

Minister Ien Speaks About the Rise in Gender-Based Violence During the Pandemic

Status of Women - April 1, 2022: Marci Ien, the minister for women and gender equality and youth, updates the committee on measures taken by her department and the Liberal government to tackle intimate partner and gender-based domestic violence in Canada, especially during the pandemic. The committee also hears from representatives from the Department for Women and Gender Equality, Immigrant Women Services Ottawa, L'R des centres de femmes du Québec, and the Peterborough Police Service.
01:59:53

In Committee from the House of Commons

The Status of Women Committee Continues Its Study On Domestic Violence

Status of Women - March 4, 2022: The committee continues its study on intimate partner and domestic violence in Canada. Appearing as witnesses are Michael Jason Gyovai (BGC Peel), Kimberley Greenwood and Francis Lanouette (Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police), Meseret Haileyesus (Canadian Center for Women's Empowerment), Tim Kelly (Changing Ways Inc.), Erin Whitmore (Ending Violence Association of Canada), and Yasmin Hussain (Muslim Resource Centre for Social Support and Integration).
01:33:00

In Committee from the House of Commons

Committee Studies Challenges Faced by Women in Rural Communities

Status of Women: April 27, 2021: The committee discusses the impact of poor access to the internet, employment and childcare on women in rural communities. It hears from witnesses on invisible work done by women, especially immigrant women. Appearing are Shealah Hart and Traci Anderson (BGC Canada); Aline Lechaume (Université Laval); Puneet Dhillon (Punjabi Community Health Services); and Yasmina Chouakri (Réseau d’action pour l’égalité des femmes immigrées et racisées du Québec).
01:58:10

In Committee from the House of Commons

Continued Study of Sexual Misconduct in the CAF - April 15, 2021

Status of Women: April 15, 2021 The committee continues its study of sexual misconduct within the Canadian Armed Forces. Appearing from the Department of National Defence are Rear Admiral Rebecca Patterson (commander, Defence Champion for Women); Maj.-Gen. Jennie Carignan (military personnel command); Brig.-Gen. Lise Bourgon (visiting defence fellow, Queen's University); Brig.-Gen. Andrew Atherton (director general, professional military conduct) and Dr. Denise Preston (executive director, Sexual Misconduct Response Centre).
02:00:15

In Committee from the House of Commons

Status of Women: Continued Study of Sexual Misconduct in the CAF

Status of Women: April 13, 2021: The Canadian Forces provost marshal, Brig.-Gen. Simon Trudeau, defends the independence and professional capabilities of the military investigation process as the committee resumes its study on sexual misconduct within the Canadian Armed Forces. Also appearing before the committee are Allan English, associate professor, Queen's University and Alan Okros, professor, Royal Military College.
01:45:00

In Committee from the House of Commons

Status of Women Committee Discusses Sexual Misconduct in the Military

Status of Women: April 8, 2021: Sexual violence prevention educator Julie S. Lalonde and sexual assault survivors Christine Wood of It’s Just 700, a military sexual-trauma survivors’ group, and Stéphanie Raymond, a former member of the Canadian Armed Forces, appear before the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women. Calling sexual assault in the Canadian Armed Forces a "national embarrassment" and a "systemic issue", they demand a significant change in the military culture and that the committee recommend "urgent" action to ensure a respectful and safe work environment.
02:06:10

In Committee from the House of Commons

Continued Study of Sexual Misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces

Status of Women: March 25, 2021: The committee continues its study into the issue of sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces. Appearing at the Committee are: LCol Eric Leblanc (commander, Canadian Forces National Investigation Service); Gregory Lick (National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces Ombudsman ombudsman); Robyn Hynes (director general of operations, National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces Ombudsman Office); and Marie Deschamp (former justice of the Supreme Court of Canada).
01:58:00

In Committee from the House of Commons

Status of Women Committee: Minister Sajjan on Sexual Misconduct in the Military

Status of Women: March 23, 2021: The committee continues its study into the issue of sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces. Appearing at commitee are Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, deputy minister of national defence Jody Thomas and acting chief of defence staff Lt.-Gen. Wayne Eyre. The committee also hears from Canadian Armed Forces judge advocate general Geneviève Bernatchez, executive director of the Sexual Misconduct Response Centre Dr. Denise Preston and Lt.-Gen. Frances J. Allen, Canada's military representative to the NATO Military Committee in Brussels.
01:59:00

In Committee from the House of Commons

Labour Minister Tassi on the Issue of Pay Equity

Status of Women - February 25, 2021: The committee studies the issues of pay equity and women’s unpaid work. Appearing before the committee are Filomena Tassi (federal minister of labour); Kate Bezanson (associate professor and associate dean, Brock University); and Camille Robert (historian).
00:52:00

In Committee from the House of Commons

Pay Equity and Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women

Status of Women - February 4, 2021: The committee studies he issue of pay equity and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on women. Participating in the study are Karen Jensen, Commissioner, Pay Equity; Jeff Willbond, Director General, Proactive Compliance
01:55:30

In Committee from the House of Commons

Main Estimates: Minister Monsef on Aid for Women During the Pandemic

Status of Women - November 24, 2020: Minister of Women and Gender Equality appears before the committee to defend her departmental budgets allocated in the 2020-2021 main estimates. Minister Monsef faces questions about what her government is doing to address the pandemic’s disproportionate impact on women, the development of a national action plan on gender-based violence, and more. Also responding to questions are the Department for Women and Gender Equality’s Guylaine F. Roy, Nancy Gardiner, Danielle Bélanger, Lisa Smylie, and Suzanne Cooper.
01:23:30

In Committee from the House of Commons

COVID-19: Ministers Monsef and Qualtrough Discuss Government Aid

Status of Women - July 8, 2020: Ministers Maryam Monsef (Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development) and Carla Qualtrough (Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion) discuss the coronavirus pandemic’s disproportionate impact on women and their government’s response to the crisis.
02:48:00

In Committee from the House of Commons

COVID-19: The Unique Challenges Facing Women During the Pandemic

Status of Women - July 7, 2020 - Part 2: The committee continues its study on how the COVID-19 pandemic has uniquely and disproportionately impacted women. Participating in the study are Sara Wolfe (Grand Challenges Canada), Vicki Saunders (SheEO), Kaitlin Geiger-Bardswich (Women's Shelters Canada), Lorraine Whitman (Native Women's Association of Canada), Jill Earthy (Women's Enterprise Centre), Linda Gavsie (Universal Learning Institute), Anita Khanna (United Way Centraide Canada), Rhonda Barnet (Avit Manufacturing), and economist Armine Yalnizyan.