I must admit that Canada has made some progress, particularly in the area of child benefits. There has been a significant improvement in the amounts given to families. Quebec has also invested a great deal in this. However, this is unfortunately not true with the other provinces. Extending maternity benefits to 50 weeks is also another big step forward. I would say that those may be the two most significant measures. There is very little movement in the area of child care services, except in Quebec. Of course, there has been a great deal of progress in women's participation in the labour market and in education, particularly at the university level. We have seen some reduction in poverty, but there remains a great deal to be done.
I apologize, but I had forgotten to answer Ms. Mathyssen's question about pension splitting.
I would be in favour of the splitting of pensions. We do it in divorces. Why not also do it at retirement?
It would also mean that if the husband died before the woman, she would get an equality of treatment that would be relative to what would happen if he died. It means single men would probably have somewhat lower incomes, but it would equalize post-widowhood for men and women.