Thank you very much.
Thank you all for coming today, and thank you for the very substantial briefs you've brought forward.
I have a number of questions. I'll put them out, and if I have more time, I'll ask others.
Ms. Smith, I want to follow up with you—Ms. Minna raised it—on the pension benefits for caregivers that you identified. You referenced Italy, and you have some knowledge of it.
Have you looked at the Canadian system that is currently in place—our CPP? Is there a way that caregivers could benefit from the CPP through voluntary contributions, if one has the capacity to make that? Have you looked at that as an option? Have you looked at any other options through the tax system whereby caregivers could benefit? I'd be interested in your comments.
Ms. Harris-Genge, I'm interested in your comments, particularly on the importance of self-employed workers. You may be aware that this committee began a study of self-employed workers and how to provide benefits for them. It's not as straightforward as we thought it would be. It doesn't appear that EI is the way, but rather setting up a separate structure for it. I'm curious to know if you've done any more work on that and if you have any thoughts on what that structure should look like for self-employed women. I know my own daughters have dealt with that issue and it's a challenge.
I'm also interested in this issue of flexibility that you're promoting. While I support it in principle, I'm wondering how it's funded and if you've given some thought to that. I'll stop there and come back if I have time.