It's important that while we're talking about women's participation in trades and more broadly in the economy, it ties back to the conversation we just had about income splitting. We're talking about a privileged boutique tax credit for a handful of wealthy when we should be talking about closing those loopholes and using that money to fund child care and program access for women that actually levels that playing field.
We lack the resources to fund the programs that women need to be able to access properly. In the trades sector, we all know some of those hours are long. The shifts can be all over the map and locations. If you have children, that becomes very challenging. Those barriers can only be tackled if we actually close loopholes and get the resources to fund those programs.