A number of policies have begun to help immigrant women. Obviously some barriers still remain, and the minister was acknowledging that. The work that's been done on foreign credentials is essential. A lot of women and, as the minister said, a lot of men in Canada have come to this country expecting that they can be full participants, and when they come here their credentials are not recognized. Obviously the government is putting a lot of effort into that, and that is an area where we will see improvements. When policies are introduced, you don't see results overnight. Results take time.
I believe that on foreign credentials this issue is also in the purview of the provinces and territories. So there is a lot of work to be done there.
It's clear that women who are immigrants are probably facing barriers that are different from those of even male immigrants. Some of them are language. Some of them are just the cultural ways of their previous countries, where women were not necessarily part of the active life. I am not saying that very well but--