Quite recently, the Quebec Pay Equity Commission published its report, some 10 years after the legislation was passed. I invite you to read it, because it is extremely interesting. It is surely available in English. It includes observations regarding the effects of proactive pay equity legislation. Businesses were surveyed on that point and the vast majority — I don't remember the exact figure — stated that without that proactive pay equity legislation, they would never have taken such measures.
The current federal government is proposing business inspections, even though pay equity can never be achieved by inspecting pay systems. That involves a process with concrete steps. However, proactive legislation is needed to achieve that. In Quebec, we are now demanding that pay equity be maintained. It is absolutely essential for there to be an independent organization, such as the Quebec Pay Equity Commission, to closely monitor enforcement. Just because pay equity is applied once doesn't mean that it will be applied permanently. We are currently demanding that pay equity be maintained. We are also encouraging half the businesses in Quebec who have not enforced it to do so.