I have a question at this time for Ms. Byers concerning the rights of women to equal pay for work of equal value. As far as we are concerned, this is the most important part of the budget, because it represents a purely ideological assault on a Charter right.
Based on her assessment, perhaps Ms. Byers can tell us if the unions and other persons are inevitably turning to the courts to challenge these provisions, and in so doing, depriving the government of the only argument that it is trying to make, namely that this approach will ensure that things move ahead more quickly than they did under the old system.