In terms of the specifics involved, the first thing we do.... I'll take an example of something that's going to be directed on the personal income tax side. It's easier to do that.
We look at what the measure is trying to accomplish and at what the underlining data would be. For example, on the working income tax benefit, we looked at who would benefit, what income groups would benefit, whether there are any other impacts we wouldn't have taken into consideration in what we're trying to achieve, and whether other side effects happen as a result of it.
The gender-based analysis that we've undertaken tells us to go deeper and not just stop at the preliminary analysis. Could this have a greater impact on aboriginal women? Could it have a bigger impact on immigrant women, etc.? We try not to stop at the first layer of analysis, but that's where we get into even more difficulty with the data, because it doesn't get split out by aboriginal women or immigrant women, etc. Still, we try to go down levels in analyzing it.
As Department of Finance officials, we apply rigour in our analysis in all respects. Whether it's an environmental impact or a gender-based analysis impact, we question the data; we question the analysis in all respects.