I just want to make a couple of comments.
What I'm hearing is that in the 12 years or so since the report from 2004, we have attempted a complaints-based process, mostly to deal with pay equity. I guess from the results and statistics, you could say, if you were going to be a little facetious, that it doesn't work. Generally speaking, it has not had an impact of a substantial nature on pay equity. We've dropped down as a country. Other countries are going ahead. We have provinces that have put legislation in place.
I understand that it's complicated. I don't think anyone thinks it's not complicated. I think the comparison to occupational health and safety is a good one here. We do have a model that has worked in another area, that is not leaving it to corporate responsibility to be safe. It's saying you have to have a safe workplace, and this is how you do it. It reflects the sizes of organizations. It is a good model, and it was the one thing that was recommended in the report.
The one piece for me that's very clear here is that this isn't about doing the right thing. This is about basic human rights for a group, for half the population to be paid for their work of similar value and to not be discriminated against.
I'm probably taking up too much of my time here, but I do have a very simple question. Is the 2004 report part of any of your departments' basis to go forward? Who within the federal government will lead this piece? My fear is that it will bounce around. We'll talk about it being complicated, and we'll talk about how you have to do this and do that.
I'm obviously not talking to the three of you as individuals. I'm being general here. But why wouldn't you start with...?
For me, I guess the only thing that's changed in 12 years is that things haven't gotten much better. This committee is about going back to that report and doing what I don't think is a huge amount of work to move forward. I think we've had an opportunity to do some different things, but I think it has to be legislative. It has to be recognized as a human right. We have a model in occupational health and safety that I think is a good model. I think our daughters and women would now like to see some progress.
I'm not sure if you want to comment on that.