July 6, 2023 Women's Advisory Committee

Date:

Time: 4:30 p.m.

Location: Virtual Meeting

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – May 4, 2023

3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS

4. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES 
5. CALL FOR DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
6. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS 

7. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
7.1 Correspondence - None
7.2 Petitions - None
7.3 Presentations 

7.3.1 Human Trafficking in Nova Scotia: A Survivor’s PerspectiveWyndolyn Brown

7.3.2 Human Trafficking Advocacy Jennifer Holleman

8. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD 

9. REPORTS/DISCUSSION
9.1 STAFF - None

9.3 COMMITTEE MEMBER UPDATES
9.3.1 Affordable Housing in Halifax Regional Municipality 
Motion: 

THAT Chair Jane McKay-Nesbitt write a letter on behalf of the Women’s Advisory Committee to Mayor Savage and Regional Council expressing the Committee’s support for affordable housing initiatives and Regional Council’s unanimous defeat of the motion for Item 15.1.6 Case 2023-00455 at the May 9, 2023 meeting of Regional Council.

9.3.2 Councillor Lovelace: Council Update

10. ADDED ITEMS

11. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – September 7, 2023

12. ADJOURNMENT    

INFORMATION ITEMS – NONE