Quebec has the best performance in Canada. It is no accident that we have a public daycare program and pay equity in Quebec. Nor is it an accident that public policies in Quebec really respond to needs and reflect the realities of a wide diversity of women and men.
We need better representation and a more diversified group of elected representatives to ensure that all voices can be heard when decisions are to be made. I clearly find it troubling that only 20% of members of the House of Commons are women, and that the Government of Canada's current caucus has only 11% women. I believe that influences the views that are presented and subsequently implemented through public policies.