I would like to come back to the problem of poverty, which affects women in particular. If I am correct in my understanding of Ms. Nasser’s comments, women are hit particularly hard not only at work, but also when they have the misfortune of losing their job. We know that only 43 per cent of men can hope to receive employment insurance benefits if they are so unfortunate as to lose their job. The figure for women is 33 per cent. Already, there is discrimination.
Ms. Nasser, you seem to be saying that more and more women are being forced to accept precarious employment, that is, work part time, on call or in temporary jobs. Is that your observation? Are we coming to the realization that, despite job access and retention measures, it is all a waste and a matter of swimming against the tide?