To answer the first question about the $280 million, our colleagues at the Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne have done a study, which we could provide to the committee, that shows where this amount comes from and is based on concrete data. We agree with them, and we want to make sure, with regard to the $280 million, that there is specific mention of women's organizations.
As far as caregivers are concerned, the reality, as we saw during the pandemic, is that women are often the ones who go to help their parents, children, husbands or friends who are experiencing health problems, whether long-term or short-term. These caregivers have no respite or mental health services in French, whether they live in rural Saskatchewan, New Brunswick or Ontario. We need to make a special investment in the people who do this work. There are also many immigrants doing this work.
As for your last question on Gender-Based Analysis Plus, as you know, in 1995, Canada made a commitment to the United Nations to use it in all its public policies and budgets. That said, in the field, we've come to realize that this analysis is not done in the same way from one department to another. We therefore suggest that this lens be applied right from the start of the process, from the development of any public policy right through to the end, and that there be a slightly more exhaustive analysis. We'd also like to see the results published. Basically, it's a matter of further encouraging the government to continue doing this work.