Thank you very much for your presentations. You raised very important questions. I'll start with Ms. Lemay.
You said that only 20% of engineers were women. We women only account for 20% of parliamentarians. So, we also have our work cut out for us, as you see.
I wanted to start by raising the issue of accreditation on a national scale. Take engineers, for instance, because that is your field. Is it not absurd for there to be differences between the provinces? I would hope that when I am standing on a bridge it is as safe in Ottawa as it would be in Vancouver. Why would there be differences in accreditation from one province to another in this field? We could also discuss doctors. If I were to break a leg in Ottawa, I would certainly hope the treatment I would get here would be as good as in Vancouver.
Is accreditation the preserve of professional associations?