Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would like to thank all of the witnesses for joining us today. Your comments will be of great help to us as we continue to study Bill C-51.
Dr. Kenward, Mr. Friend, thank you again for being here. It's the second time I've had occasion to listen to the Canadian Home Builders' Association, and the depth of your analysis is a great deal of help to us.
Thank you very much for coming here, Mr. Grondin. The FADOQ is an important partner, one that is not mentioned often enough on this side of the Ottawa River.
I will begin with you, Mrs. Conradi. The FADOQ and the Fédération des femmes du Québec were invited here at the suggestion of the NDP, following a message that we received recently alerting us to the implicit danger of regulatory action being taken, instead of Parliament openly passing legislation, and of the danger that no analysis would be done or public debate held on this matter.
I want to assure you that the committee has unanimously resolved that once the expert report on pensions has been tabled at next month's joint federal-provincial meeting in Whitehorse, additional hearings will be held. You can rest assured that your urgent message was heard, and that for us, women and the particular impact these measures will have on women will be a priority.
You hinted that you might have other proposals to put on the table, such as ways of extending a person's time in the workforce without that person incurring a penalty. I'd like you to elaborate on these proposals.