Thank you, Madam Chair.
I don't disagree with where we are at this point, but I'm not too sure how we're making a connection between the four areas that were proposed: working women, the justice system, the military, and race. Those are the four groups that no one would disagree are segments of women in society that perhaps would deserve having us take a focused look.
How do we connect the dots between that group of women in society and gender budgeting? We're talking budgeting, so it's principally finance, that is, the allocation of dollars. We put words to the picture here. To cut to the chase, are we talking about whether government programs are properly allocating to those groups? That kind of takes us down the road of really now talking about whether government programs are sufficient in addressing issues of economic security. You can see that it's easy to take this discussion to a different place. How can we understand it?
The way I see it, when we talk about budgeting, it could potentially be three things. First is how much is allocated to specific, targeted groups, perhaps much like what we've seen here. Second could be the decision-making process. Does it take gender equality issues into consideration? Then, perhaps, third is what's happening in the aftermath. Once a program or a budget is implemented, do we see the desired outcomes? Even if you did make all the right decisions, are those things happening?
I'm still not clear. Maybe I'm just not grasping it, but if someone can help me out here, I would appreciate it.