Juanita Nathan
- Career
- Chair and York Region District School Board (YRDSB) trustee; city councillor for Markham City Council from November 15, 2022 to May 14, 2025.
- Political Experience
- Ran for her party's nomination in the 2017 Markham—Thornhill federal by-election; Elected Member of Parliament for Pickering—Brooklin in the 2025 Canadian federal election.
- Notable
- Of Tamil Canadian heritage.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to recognize a constituent and disability advocate from Pickering—Brooklin, Onila Miranda. Onila, who lives with cerebral palsy, has launched an advocacy campaign called “Love is a Human Right” to raise awareness about ableism and call for greater dignity, inclusion and respect for people with disabilities. His message is clear. Accessibility is more than ramps and
Thank you. You teach other physicians right now, and as a woman, you would have the perspectives to offer to them when you're teaching.
Normally, when physicians go through school, is this taught to all of them?
Thank you. The last question is for Ms. Huntjens. Several population studies have found significant gaps in data concerning marginalized populations, making it very difficult to develop targeted policies and supports—
Thank you. You talked about women who are seeking shelter staying there for a period of time. Now you're seeing people there for eight months and 12 months. What does this mean for the new people seeking shelter? How many people have you turned away because you're not able to accommodate them? What is the number like for the other shelters in the region?
Thank you, Madam Chair. Through you, I want to thank all of the witnesses here today for their testimony. Ms. Fiddes, thank you for being here. You mentioned that in 2023, the Durham Region declared IPV to be an epidemic. Can you talk a bit about that? You talked about the community organizations, the municipalities and the service providers coming together in mobilizing a response for this.
A lot of men are physicians, like my doctor. I know some of my colleagues inquired about this. Is it taught at all, or is it just a one-day lecture and they move on? How do they manage to teach this?
I know that in Durham, it being in the 401 corridor, we see a lot of trafficking in that region. The average age of recruitment into sex trafficking is often cited as about 13, although I've heard another witness talk about an 8-year-old and much younger. Durham organizations continue to report significant numbers of youth victims and at-risk youth—