I guess I'm just going to have reiterate it again. What I've learned is that if you keep saying it and saying it and saying it, maybe people realize what the truth is; the difference is that you have to make sure what you say and say and say is the truth to start with.
What I'd like to say is that in no way does this government say all women are strong. In fact we recognize that among all women, just as among all men, there are those who will have the opportunities and the strength and the personality and the support to take leadership roles. There are those men who will not play the same role as other men. There are children who have different advantages and opportunities, just as there are women who will have different opportunities, disadvantages, and advantages. So to characterize what we are saying as a belief that all women are strong is a mischaracterization.
We are not saying there are no weak women, but what we will not say is that all Canadian women are weak. We will not say that all Canadian women are vulnerable. What we're saying is that we also know at the same time that all Canadian women have dreams and aspirations, all Canadian women want to feel safe in their communities, all Canadian women want to be able to participate in their chosen ways, and in some areas they have more challenges than in other areas. What we're saying here is that there are women who are facing barriers we can do something about with real action, who are facing challenges we can do something about by helping them in their local communities through organizations. That is what this government is saying.
It is a total mischaracterization to say that by redesigning the terms and conditions, we are automatically saying that women are not weak, that all women are strong. That's not what we're saying. That is a mischaracterization of what we're saying.
I think the first step is totally the opposite. We recognize there are some women who are going to need our help, and that's why we want to get to the communities and to help them in their daily lives.