An Act to amend the Department for Women and Gender Equality Act

Status

Second reading (Senate), as of Nov. 15, 2022

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Summary

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This enactment amends the Department for Women and Gender Equality Act to require the Minister for Women and Gender Equality to examine the potential effects of certain bills and amendments on women and to report to Parliament accordingly.

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November 7th, 2023 / 12:10 p.m.
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Liberal

Valerie Bradford Liberal Kitchener South—Hespeler, ON

That's good to know.

Ms. McRae, why is GBA+ best applied at the departmental level, rather than through the methods of parliamentary review suggested by bills such as Bill S-218?