New Brunswick women's groups meet Minister Thompson

Representatives of three New Brunswick groups hard hit by recent changes to Status of Women Canada travelled to Fredericton last Wednesday to meet with Greg Thompson, Regional Minister for New Brunswick in the federal Cabinet. They were joined by Ginette Petitpas-Taylor, Chairperson of the N.B. Advisory Council on the Status of Women. " We were glad to have the opportunity to share our concerns with the Minister " said Ginette Petitpas-Taylor. " We are particularly troubled by the removal of the words ' women' s equality ' from the Status of Women Canada mandate. We also deplore the new funding rules, because they exclude groups that do advocacy or lobbying. Advocacy and lobbying are essential to change the systems that create social problems."
* Read the media release of January 19, 2007