Thank you.
I'm simply unwilling to kind of accept where we're at as it relates to the gender-based analysis plus, based on the past work that we have done at this committee in a non-partisan way to give clear direction to staff.
Through you, Madam Chair, to Madam Hogan, have you considered in your line of work doing an audit across departments on how they use gender-based analysis plus?
I know that you've have talked about being committed specifically to using it within your own office in your analysis, but I look at this federal contractors program and I reference the recent article in The Globe and Mail on the study conducted by Abacus Data that was commissioned by Senator Colin Deacon in the African Canadian Senate Group, which demonstrated what the feeling is qualitatively speaking—and I think what we're going to find here is quantitatively speaking as well. We have programs like the federal contractors program. Nobody seems to know about it. Nobody seems to be able to provide clear analysis on what the plus is within their analysis of GBA+.
My question for you is, has your department ever considered or are you in the process of considering doing a study and audit on the government that might bring us back a clear picture of exactly where we are when it relates to equity, diversity and inclusion within the public sector?