The reason I added them was that we could speak to them on gender-responsive budgeting, which is an initiative that has not been fully implemented in Canada but has been mentioned at the international level as a best practice in gender-based analysis. You conduct a gender-based analysis of the budget and the outcome of the budget—how the budget will impact women and men differently. As for whether or not they need an hour, that's up to you to decide. But that is the reason behind having them.
