Status of Women Canada is still reeling from the cuts handed down by the Conservative Government last fall. A small-budget agency dedicated to furthering women’s equality, Status of Women was responsible for conducting research for government and ultimately for Cabinet; analyzing policy; liaising with “stakeholder” (citizen) groups, and sprinkling some bread on the waters in the form of modest research and program grants. Its role was hardly controversial: the organization got good value for its money, and in the process educated and involved women all over the country in policy formulation, while obtaining research cheaply for the civil service and the government of the day.

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