Volume 50 No. 5 March 2017

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March General Meeting PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE CHARLOTTE RIGBY

DATE: Monday, March 13, 2017 e are heading into the final CFUW St.Thomas, will have pro- TIME: 7:30 p.m. Wthird of our club year for 2016- found changes on CFUW if it is 2017, and it will be a busy time for the approved. It would amend CFUW’s Place: Riverside United Church/ National Capital Region. Ottawa is set to Article 4 by deleting it. The result Anglican Church of the Resurrection, be the centre of celebrations for Canada’s would be CFUW’s withdrawal from 3191 Riverside Drive, Sesquicentennial year, and there is sure GWI. This motion was defeated at Ottawa, ON K1V 8N8 to be something for everyone. And of last year’s AGM when it did not course we have a full list of CFUW receive the required 2/3 majority STF AWARDS: CFUW-Ottawa events, activities, and meetings happen- approval. See the complete text in Scholarship Trust Fund ing this spring. this issue. (STF) Awards for 2016-17 This issue is full of news about our RECITAL: Details to be confirmed We will vote at our CFUW-Ottawa CFUW events, and that’s just the start! AGM on May 9 to decide our club’s Come and join us at great events like our Please join the CFUW-Ottawa position and instruct our president how International Women’s Day celebration Scholarship Trust Fund Trustees at the to vote on these motions at the national March 8, and our Scholarship evening annual CFUW-Ottawa Scholarship AGM. We’ll keep you informed in the on March 13. Register for our Club Evening. Carillon, on our webpage, and on face- AGM on May 9, and our annual fun- Come to meet and applaud these book and twitter, and by e-mail, and draiser Musical Lunch on May 17 (this fine young women who are most ap- we’ll hold an information and discussion preciative of the help these scholarships year at the Royal Ottawa Golf Club). session in mid-April. More information provide. Winners include Viktoriia We will also be deliberating on (see President on next page) Grynenko, the Barbara Newbegin governance issues as we debate the rec- Music Scholarship winner from the ommendations of the Task Force on University of Ottawa, who is an ac- CFUW’s Way Forward, and work to INSIDE complished violinist. resolve difficulties, and build new work- We look forward to seeing you ing relationships within CFUW and Musical Lunch there. internationally. In early February, we Proposed Amendments to CFUW National CFUW-Ottawa General Meetings Articles and Bylaws received notice of two motions, which News from CFUW National are open to all. If you know someone will be presented at CFUW’s National CFUW National Draft Policy Resolutions who is interested in this topic, invite AGM in Richmond, BC on June 24, to Services for Women at Wabano Centre them to join us. amend CFUW’s Articles and Bylaws: Ontario Council Meeting Report ■■ Amendment 1, proposed by the AGM Notice Regional Directors Group, would New External Outreach Group Formed amend Bylaw F.54 to establish a Walk in Her Shoes Mark Your Calendars Standing Committee of Regional International Women's Day Directors. Snowshoeing Group ■ ■ Amendment 2, proposed by Pauline Vanier, a Notable Woman Capital Carillon March 2017

President – continued about the motions and their background 2017 MUSICAL LUNCH can be accessed at http://us12.campaign- archive2.com/?u=8efb82640cb8bc1fd & SILENT AUCTION 889b4668&id=9225088d76&e=a68f 4b46a0 And speaking of centennials and significant anniversaries, we’re being told that 2017 is the centennial of Canadian Wednesday, May 17th, 2017 women getting the vote. It’s true that Silent Auction starting at 11:30 am 1917 was the first year that women were The Royal Ottawa Golf Club allowed to vote in a federal election - 1405 Aylmer Rd., Gatineau, Quebec but it’s not that simple! Prime Minister Parking on site is free Robert Borden was concerned about the federal election of 1917 with so Your ticket includes: many male voters away at war. His gov- ernment passed the Wartime Elections Elegant Three-Course Lunch with a small glass of wine Act of 1917 to allow women who were Performance by first class musicians British subjects and who were wives, Two Tickets for each person to an up-coming Musical Event mothers and sisters of soldiers serving compliments of the NAC in the European War to vote on behalf Door Prizes of their male relatives. Women (mainly nurses) serving in the military were also Don’t forget to bring cash and your cheque books Raffle-10 tickets for $5.00 (cash only) allowed to vote; a total of some 500,000 women voted in the 1917 Canadian elec- The Fundraising event is sponsored by the CFUW-Ottawa Study and Interest Group- University Women Helping Afghan Women. Thanks to the members of this group tion. Successive governments extended for their generous donation of 2 raffle baskets. The proceeds from the meal will go voting rights to groups of women over towards the CFUW-Ottawa scholarships at Carleton University, the University of the following years; but it wasn’t until ­Ottawa and Algonquin­ College. The proceeds from the Silent Auction will support the 1960 that ALL Canadian women finally scholarships for Afghan Women at the Gawharshad Institute of Higher Education had the right to vote. Just over 50 years in Kabul, Afghanistan. ago - not that long ago when you think about it! Tickets to the Lunch: $55 (includes tax and service). Tax receipts will be issued.

Ticket sales start at the March 13th general meeting. From March 13th until April Capital Carillon is published monthly 1st contact Judy Pillai at 613-228-1007 or Ruth Willison at 613-523-4702 or at from October to May, except for ­January. [email protected]. Starting April 1st, contact Alice Bolt at 613-731-5221 or Please send all material for Alice Bolt at [email protected]. All cheques are to be made payable to “UWHAW” the next issue to Gail Tyerman and mailed to Alice Bolt. Online registrations and payments are not available for this at [email protected] event. Please advise Elizabeth Wilfert at [email protected] if you would like special Suggestions and comments always seating arrangements. Contact Alice Bolt if you have any dietary issues welcome Registration is open to all CFUW-Ottawa members and guests, Next issue: April 2017 both women and men. Deadline: March 15, 2017 What a great opportunity to enjoy lunch at the Royal Ottawa Golf Club Previous issues are located on the with your partner or a friend and at the same time help students Club website at at home and in Afghanistan! www.cfuw-ottawa.org.

2 March 2017 Capital Carillon 2017 Proposed Amendments to CFUW National Articles and Bylaws

The CFUW National Articles and tion (NFA) from Graduate Women to either [email protected] or Bylaws Committee has received two International (GWI). This is the articleandbylawcommittee@gmail. motions to amend CFUW’s Articles same motion that was defeated at the com. She asks that all communica- that will be presented at CFUW Na- 2016 National AGM when it failed tions be respectful. Proposed Amend- tional AGM 2017: to achieve the 67% majority vote ments to these Amendments must The first, if passed, will classify that is required to amend the Articles be submitted by May 1, 2017. The the Regional Directors Committee as or Bylaws. correct form for doing so and the pro- a Standing Committee. Below you will find the motions cedures can be found in the CFUW The second, if passed, would for consideration. Questions can be admin site www.cfuwadmin.org. result in CFUW withdrawing as a sent in writing to Myra Willis, Chair Our club will vote on these National Federation and Associa- of the Articles and Bylaws Committee proposed amendments at our An- nual General Meeting on May 9 to give our President instruction and authorization to vote on behalf of CFUW-Ottawa at CFUW’s national AGM on June 25. More information about these issues will be provided NEWS FROM CFUW-NATIONAL in email blasts as such information Membership Benefits becomes available. CFUW-National has negotiated a 40% discount on UPS® shipping services for CFUW members. To enroll, visit: www.membersbenefitprogram.com/CFUW Motion to Amend Bylaw F. 54 Committees Or Call: 1-800-MEMBERS, M-F, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m., ET Proposed by the Regional Directors Group * * * * * * Moved that: strike out “and” and insert “and Regional Directors” Advocacy Updates Electoral Reform: CFUW was disappointed at the announcement that the Govern- If adopted, the amended Bylaw would ment will no longer be pursuing electoral reform. In line with our policy in support read: of Proportional Representation, CFUW participated in the national consultations F. Committees 54 The following com- on electoral reform, presenting our case to the Special Committee on Electoral mittees shall be designated Standing Reform. CFUW will continue advocating to bring electoral reform back to the Committees of the Board: Advocacy, table and for a change to a more representative electoral system. Articles and Bylaws, Education, Fel- CFUW Joins Women’s Organizations to Condemn Global Gag Rule: President lowships, Finance, Governance, In- Trump of the USA signed the Global Gag Rule that prohibits foreign NGOs from ternational Relations, Nominations, receiving US assistance related to family planning and reproductive health. This Resolutions, and Regional Directors. reduces women’s access to reproductive health services such as counseling, referrals, abortion services and information, and causes real and serious harm. Motion to Amend Article 4 CFUW to Host Parallel Event at the UN: For a week in March every year, women’s Proposed by CFUW St Thomas organizations from around the world converge on New York City to attend the Moved that: In Canadian Federation United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. This year, CFUW will be of University Women Articles and hosting a Parallel Event on March 16th. Five speakers, including two CFUW Vice Bylaws – Articles, strike out “Article 4 – Presidents and representatives from the YWCA and Mosqoy, a Canadian-Peruvian Membership in International Federation charity that supports the educational and cultural rights of indigenous communities of University Women (IFUW) CFUW in southern Peru, will discuss women, mentorship and the changing world of work. shall be a member of the IFUW”.

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CFUW NATIONAL DRAFT POLICY RESOLUTIONS

Below are the two proposed policy trust which women have a including appropriate training resolutions to be voted upon by special responsibility to protect, and certification of Reserve clubs in anticipation of consider- residents to ensure regular WHEREAS the right to “safe, ation at the National Annual General monitoring and maintenance. clean, accessible and affordable Meeting to be held in Richmond, BC drinking water and sanitation” in June. In our club, these will be Universal Pharmacare is a human right according to a 2 discussed by the issues group led by (Proposed by the University resolution adopted by United Fran Manning, Heather Lewis and Women’s Club of North York) Nations General Assembly in Lynne Bond and then voted on at 2010, WHEREAS Canada is the only our April General Meeting. country with a universal health WHEREAS the Canadian federal care system that does not cover government adopted the United The Right to Safe, Clean, the cost of prescription drugs, 1 Nations Declaration on the Accessible and Affordable Rights of Indigenous People WHEREAS the current Drinking Water and Sanitation “without quali­fication” in 2016, patchwork system of providing on First Nations Reserves in and therefore be it prescription drugs to Canadians Canada is neither adequate nor (Proposed by the University RESOLVED, that the Canadian sustainable, Women’s Club of Winnipeg) Federation of University Women urges the Federal, Provincial and WHEREAS a universal national WHEREAS while most municipal territorial governments of Canada drug coverage plan that is public water systems in Canada do to move expeditiously to secure and affordable would ensure deliver safe, clean, frequently access to safe, clean, accessible access for all Canadians; and tested drinking water and and affordable drinking water therefore, be it sanitation services, the and sanitation for all residents majority of rural Canadians RESOLVED, that the Canadian of all First Nations Reserves; and who lack these services are Federation of University predominantly reserve-based RESOLVED, that the Canadian Women (CFUW) urges the First Nations people who, Federation of University Women federal, provincial and territorial because of shared jurisdiction urges the Federal, Provincial governments of Canada to work with the Government of Canada, and territorial governments collaboratively to implement are not currently included under to develop inclusive national universal Pharmacare, a publicly the Canada Clean Water Act and water standards as well as five funded drug plan that would its Regulations, and ten-year plans of action cover medically necessary to ensure the funds allocated prescription drugs for all WHEREAS many First Nations are adequate and utilized Canadians, regardless of their people consider water a sacred for sustainable solutions, ability to pay.

4 March 2017 Capital Carillon Services for Women and Girls at the Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health

The dynamic speaker at our Febru- gives clients improved access to poverty of a mother living day- ary 6th General Meeting was Gina Housing First, primary health to-day – not neglect of her child. ­Metallic, MSW, RSW, the Circle care and cultural programs that Poverty is the prevailing social of Care Coordinator and Case all ­together lead to better mental indicator of poor housing, health Management Team Lead for the wellness. and lack of indigenous social de- Mental Wellness Program at the Ottawa has the third fastest velopment. Wabano Centre for Aboriginal growing urban indigenous popu- The effects of poverty are Health. A Mig’maq woman from lation in Canada with half under particularly severe as they concern the Listuguj Mig’maq First ­nation 25 years of age. Seventy percent maternal and early childhood in New Brunswick, she holds BA of our indigenous children live in health and young families. This in ­Anthropology and Educational poverty, and 30% are homeless. The is the developmental stage where & Counselling Psychology and a percentage of indigenous mothers appropriate funding offers a fight- MSW, both from McGill Univer- under the age of 18 is nine times ing chance to prevent many of sity. She replaced Allison Fisher as higher than in the general popula- the problems of youth mental our speaker. tion. In 2016, 43% of Wabano health, such as depression, suicide, Located at 299 Montreal Road community members were ­under anxiety, ADHD, substance abuse, in Vanier in the beautiful building 29 years old. During the last 3 years, and violent or criminal behaviour. designed by Douglas Cardinal, the Wabano provided support services While there is funding for seniors, Wabano Centre was established for 132 babies. there is a big funding gap for ages in 1998 to provide health services Culture shock, the intergenera- 0 young to 12 years. Bridging that for indigenous people. With 85 tional effects of residential schools funding and services gap should be employees (80% of whom are in- and the lack of understanding the urban health priority. digenous), it serves 15,000 people by mainstream social service and How can we help? Donate, annually. Wabano is a one stop health agencies of in­ digenous champion and advocate. (See the shop from dental to mental health cultures are barriers to ­accessing Wabano website.) services, from after school pro- appropriate services. Increasingly As women’s advocates, we grams to new skills training. The therefore, mothers are not well- were ­really delighted to see Gina’s health centre draws on the wisdom served by child protection agencies example of success due her educa- of elders and their teachings of because of cultural misunderstand- tion, compassion and enthusiastic Love, Humility, Truth, Courage, ing. Gina told us about a case of hard work. She is making a big Wisdom, Honesty and Respect. a well nourished child considered difference for her community and Being part of the community to be at risk of hunger by a social thereby for the country as a whole. within a framework of indigenous worker because of an empty fridge. Edeltraud Neal cultures helps the healing process. As the mother bought food daily, Program Committee A Circle of Care is developed that the empty fridge demonstrated the

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CFUW Ontario Council Meeting January 21, 2017 Next Ontario Council Standing ­Committees Meeting Topic: Closing the Gender Wage Gap March 25, 2017, Toronto

The Gender Pay Gap (GPG) is the wage. It requires public support for The keynote speaker will be Shan- difference between wages earned by vocational training of girls, and pub- non Fuller, Assistant Deputy Minister, Early Years Division – men and by women. lic financial support very timely and appropriate as the In 2011 (the lat- for family responsi- Ontario Council has just sent in est year for which bilities that are still its Early Years and Child Care figures are avail- mainly provided by consultation paper to the Ontario able), the Ontario women, including government. Government’s Pay the provision of safe Equity Commission and affordable uni- reported that the GPG in Ontario was versal day care for children and care 26%; in other words, female work- for aging family members. Until these CFUW-Ottawa ers earned 74 cents for every dollar are available, and fully supported by 2017 AGM & Dinner earned by male workers. Another societal attitudes, women can never way of expressing the difference is by participate fully in work and public Tuesday, May 9, 2017 the annual Equal Pay Day, the day on life – and we all lose. Registration 5:30 p.m. Dinner at 6:00 p.m. which women’s earnings match those My take-home message was of men for the previous year. This year, that improving women’s economic Restaurant International it is April 9. In other words, women security can’t happen until we elimi- Algonquin College had to work 66 weeks to earn the nate the GPG and the systemic sex 1385 Woodroffe Ave. same amount earned by men in the discrimination that is still common Ottawa ON (H Bldg.) 52 weeks of 2016. in the workplace. CFUW Ontario ****************** Equal Pay and the GPG was Council is a member of the Equal Ticket Price: $35 the topic of the January 21 CFUW Pay Coalition and advocates for safe (incl. tax & service charge) Ontario Council Standing Committee and affordable early childhood care meeting. Our speakers were Doris – a critical component of supports All cheques payable to CFUW-Ottawa Mae Oulton, filling in for Linda Davis that must be in place for true equal- of the Ontario Government’s Gender ity in pay and rights. The Equal Pay Buy your tickets: Wage Gap Steering Committee, and Coalition advocates for: • At the March or April Jan Boroway, co-chair of the Ontario ■■ A flexible and affordable ear- General Meeting Equal Pay Coalition (EPC), the vol- ly childhood care system for • Online at www.cfuw- unteer non-profit women’s organiza- Ontario families ottawa.org/events • By contacting Christine tion which has been working since ■■ Long-term care systems that meet Rollo at (613) 727-3857 1976 to eliminate the Ontario GPG. increasing needs This is not a new problem; in 2017 ■■ Adequate parental shared leave The cut-off date for buying the Ontario Pay Equity Act and Pay programs tickets is May 1 Equity Coalition are “celebrating” ■■ Support for amendments to the Registration is open to 30 years. Pay Equity Act members only! Eliminating the GPG is not a ■■ Fair value for work in female- The menu will be posted on simple proposition of just adjust- dominated sectors. the website in April. ing wages or raising the minimum Charlotte Rigby

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New External Outreach The Ottawa Walk In Her Shoes Challenge Group Formed Parliament Hill on March 7, in Honour of Plans are well in hand for formation International Women’s Day of a new CFUW-Ottawa external outreach group called Issues in Women and girls in many developing countries walk an average of 10,000 Indigenous Education (IIE) that steps every day to collect the basics their families need to survive – water, will be launched during the 2017 food and firewood. This leaves them little time or opportunity to get an September Season Opener. The education or earn an income. CARE Canada’s Walk genesis of this group lies in a shared In Her Shoes challenge invites us to walk in solidarity concern that our current educational with these women to raise awareness and funds systems are not sufficiently equipped and break the cycle of poverty. Please join fellow to meet the needs and goals of in- CFUW-Ottawa members on March 7 – to celebrate digenous students, especially those International Women’s Day and the “Walk in Her Shoes Challenge:” living in more remote Northern Canadian communities. Tuesday, March 7 on Parliament Hill During our regular monthly (ending at City Hall) 11:30 am meetings, the group’s activities will Wear comfortable Shoes! revolve around two main com- ponents. First, through our own Information at www.walkinhershoes.ca research and the information we Please let Heather Lewis know if you plan to come. She can be reached receive from guest speakers, we will at (613) 569-9351 or [email protected]. We’ll all meet at the inform ourselves about current topics Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill. See you there! in indigenous education, including challenges communities face and programs and projects that seem to promise benefits to students. With this foundation, we will then turn LOOKING AHEAD TO CLUB EVENTS IN SPRING AND SUMMER 2017 our attention to identifying a specific education project that we may sup- port in partnership with indigenous MARK YOUR CALENDARS! educators and community leaders. March 7: “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” for International Women’s An IIE planning group has al- Day (with CARE Canada) ready begun assembling resources, March 8: “Northern Footsteps” International Women’s Day including an annotated list of rel- Celebration evant web sites and short fact sheets March 13: “Scholarship Trust Evening” General Meeting with pertinent background informa- March 25: Ontario Council Standing Committees Meetings, Toronto tion. In addition, the group is put- May 9: CFUW-Ottawa Annual General Meeting, Algonquin College ting together a list of possible speak- ers and excursions to indigenous May 12-13: Ontario Council AGM and Conference Stratford ON, “The Transformative Power of the Arts” community and education centres. If you are interested in join- May 17: Musical Lunch and Silent Auction, Royal Ottawa Golf Club, Gatineau, Quebec (ticket sales start at the March 13th General Meeting) ing the group or receiving more : UWHAW Summer Evening Garden Reception, Home of Hally and Hugh information, please contact either June 13 ­Siddons by the Canal, Ottawa (ticket sales start in late April) of IIE’s co-convenors: Patricia Bays June 22-24: CFUW AGM and Conference Richmond BC, “Gateways/Passerelles” ([email protected]) and Martha Musgrove ([email protected]). June 23: CFUW-Ottawa Golf, Bridge and Lunch, Larrimac Golf Club, Chelsea, Quebec (ticket sales start at the May 9th AGM) Patricia Bays and Martha Musgrove September 18: CFUW-Ottawa Season Opener, Ottawa City Hall

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The Canadian Federation of University Women of Ottawa - Kanata - Nepean & the Ottawa Council of Women Present Northern Footsteps Celebrating International Women’s Day Wednesday, March 8th 7:00-9:30pm Centrepointe Studio Theatre, 101 Centrepointe Drive , Nepean

Featuring

France Rivet “In the Footsteps of Abraham Ulrikab”

Music by the duo ‘Twin Flames’ Voted Aboriginal Songwriters of the Year at the 2016 Canadian Folk Music Awards Plus... A Dessert Buffet Extravaganza! Tickets $25 Register Online: www.cfuw-ottawa.org Information at 819-778-3438

International Women’s Day © Helena Guzmán Design • www.helenaguzman.com

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Energetic Monday Snowshoeing Group Enjoy Winter Wonderland

Through the Woods on Trail 53 in the Ottawa Greenbelt. Photo by Donna Jacobs

Left to Right: Pierrette McLean, Ann Hache and Margaret Hart. Photo by Donna Jacobs

9 Capital Carillon March 2017 Pauline Vanier, a remarkable figure, a life of service

In recognition of Canada’s 150th end of the War. She later joined a Anniversary, we celebrate and re- committee tasked with welcom- member notable Canadian wom- ing the returning soldiers and she en. Pauline Vanier was one. She met Georges Vanier, a decorated received many honours including major-general, war veteran, and being one of the first recipients of distinguished diplomat. Pauline the Order of Canada “for her hu- and Georges were married in 1921 manitarian works”. She was also and, over the next several years, named a member of the Queen’s Pauline accompanied her husband Privy Council, a rare honour for a to his various diplomatic posts in non-political figure and a first for a Geneva, London and Paris and woman. A social worker writ large, became involved in social causes. she became the first female and first In1940, as the Second World War lay person to serve as Chancellor of to understanding the diversity and began, she escaped from Paris with the University of Ottawa (1966- complexity of families and the real- her children. When Paris was liber- 1973). There is an Arctic island ity of family life in Canada. ated in 1944, she, as representative named for her, Ile Pauline, which Pauline’s Life: Pauline Archer of the Canadian Red Cross, was is located beside Ile Vanier, the one was born in Montreal in 1898 the first diplomat’s wife to reach named for her late husband, His into a bilingual family. She began the city, where she helped refugees, Excellency the Right Honourable her studies at the Convent of the set up welcoming centres and an Georges Vanier, Governor General Sacred Heart; however, she with- information network as well as of Canada (1959-1967). drew after three years and was resources for the homeless. The Vaniers were champions home schooled by governesses. She In later life she joined her son, of the disadvantaged, the homeless, contemplated becoming a nun but Jean, in France at L’Arche, the in- youth, and the family. They orga- chose other avenues to be of service ternational organization he estab- nized the Canadian Conference of to the community. lished for adults with developmen- the Family at Rideau Hall in 1964, During the First World War, tal disabilities and their caregivers. which led to the founding of the Pauline enrolled in a nursing She lived there for the final 19 years Vanier Institute of the Family. This course and worked at a military of her remarkable life. charitable organization is dedicated convalescent hospital until the Cecile Suchal

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