Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Minister, for coming here. You quoted something involving the low percentage of women on corporate boards. I have something else here too.
In the greater Montreal area, 37% of the senior leaders are women. In the greater Toronto area, 33% of the senior leaders are women, which is good but still needs improvement. When you look at Montreal for the racialized minorities who form 20% of the population, you will see that they make up only 1% of the leaders in large corporations. In the greater Toronto area, where 50% of the population is female and 58% of the population are visible or racialized minorities, racialized minorities account for only 12% of the senior leaders. When you look at white women compared to racialized women, you will see that the ratio is 70:1.
I know this bill is good for promoting diversity, including gender diversity, which is a very good thing, but I think we are missing a great opportunity here if we don't give the direction to the corporate sector that we want more indigenous people, more visible minorities, and more people with physical disabilities to be part of the senior management and the board.
What do you say about that?