When we had our last meeting, all of us were quite concerned about the whole issue of matrimonial property rights. Because both justice and aboriginal affairs had done some extensive study on the issue, with some very good recommendations that were supported by all parties...that those recommendations be brought forward for us to look at, along with some recommendations that would reinforce those, and that we would attempt to get a report into the House as quickly as possible, without redoing all of the work that's been done on the matrimonial property rights. We all agreed that it was an issue and that the work and the recommendations have been done. It was a clear opportunity for status of women to also make a statement on what we feel in regard to that issue.
The policy analysts have been doing that work since then. They are prepared to bring forward draft recommendations to our next meeting.
We'll look at those, then, Ms. Bourgeois, see if we're comfortable with what's there, and see if we want it to move forward at that particular time.