Thank you.
Quebec entitled its status of women policy “Pour que l'égalité de droit devienne une égalité de fait” [So that equality in law can become equality in fact], because that is where we stand today. In fact, women are not yet equal to men, as the figures I cited earlier prove.
It is still appropriate to pursue our efforts with Status of Women Canada, which has supported us a great deal in the past and helped us obtain further funding to continue our activities. That support is essential and Status of Women Canada must also continue its work within the federal government by denouncing inequality, by conducting research and by applying gender-based analysis, since this is a concept at the very heart of Status of Women Canada.
There is work still to be done, and we are asking you not to abandon us, we in the regions who are working so hard to improve the rights of women.
Thank you.