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Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA) is excited to announce a new project with York University's Centre for Feminist Research called "Women's Human Rights, Macroeconomics, and Policy Choices".  This is a year-long project designed to equip women across Canada with tools to better understand how the federal government makes decisions about spending and how those decisions impact women.  FAFIA will be holding five meetings across the country in the coming months to discuss how federal budgets have affected the lives of women in Canada and how women can advocate for change at the local and the federal level.

Act Now: Pre-budget Consultations and how you can be involved!

The Standing Committee of Finance is hosting its cross-Canada pre-budget consultations this fall in September and October.  We encourage all of our members to take part in this process and are here to support you. 

If you are interested in appearing before the Committee you need to submit a written brief not exceeding five pages, in either English or French, to the Committee Clerk no later than August 13, 2010. These briefs will be translated and distributed to Finance Committee members. FAFIA will be preparing a submission and a request to appear before the Committee.  If you would like to use portions of FAFIA's submission or use it as a guide, please let them know. They will try to have our submission complete in the next month and will be distributing it to all of their member groups. Briefs can be submitted electronically to FINA@parl.gc.ca or can be mailed to:
Jean-François Pagé, Clerk
Standing Committee on Finance
6-14 131 Queen Street
House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A6

Beginning in September, the Committee will hold hearings in Ottawa and in designated Canadian cities (see below) . For these hearings, an invitation will be extended by the Committee Clerk, on behalf of Committee members, to selected individuals and groups. Those invited to make a presentation to the Committee should expect to be contacted by the Committee Clerk no later than the last week of September. The Committee anticipates that its schedule will be:

– Surrey, British Columbia: September 27, 2010
– Kamloops, British Columbia: September 28, 2010
– Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: September 29 and 30, 2010
– London, Ontario: October 18 and 19, 2010
– Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Québec: October 20, 2010
– Saint John's, Newfoundland: October 21

If your organization submits a brief and a request to appear before the Standing Committee, please let FAFIA know!

If you have any questions about this new project; the Standing Committee on Finance or pre-budget consultations, contact:
Julie S. Lalonde
Communications Officer / Agente de communications
FAFIA - AFAI
communications@fafia-afai.org
613-232-9505 x 113