Mr. Chair, at the Standing Committee on the Status of Women, officials from the department were very clear that through the federal government plan for gender equality which was adopted in 1995, the government has made some inroads with respect to gender based analysis. The Department of Citizenship and Immigration is an example of that.
However, it is still not the business of government on a day to day basis. A perfect example of this are the changes to employment insurance which were made in 1996. Were the changes made to the Employment Insurance Act subject to gender based analysis and if not, why not?