Let me also share with you a little bit from the language around “family friendly” and around “accommodation” and around “inclusive work environments”.
Considering the whole question of accountability and transparency, I think we have to stop using the term “off”. Friday is not “off”; Friday is just different work. I think it's really important to recognize that we're talking about parliamentary work and riding work. Family still wraps around all of it, but I think we need to be really careful, when we're asking the questions, about how we're asking them.
I want to comment on what was said about bringing families to Ottawa. There is a gender divide when it comes to males and females bringing families to Ottawa. Men historically most often brought their families to Ottawa and stayed connected. Women tended to leave their families behind because they tended to have a spouse in the paid labour force who was working back home. We have to be careful when we're looking at this. There are some gender differences when it comes to strategies and solutions.