What have women lost with the repeal of the court challenges program? Women have lost a key equality rights accountability mechanism that's fundamentally necessary within our parliamentary democracy. The need for the court challenges program may well have been unclear to Minister Baird. The advantages of cutting the program, in terms of its impact on women in particular, are clear from Mr. Brodie's book and Mr. Flanagan's comments. It's profoundly clear to NAWL and the other women's organizations here today, and for the sake of our constitutional democracy I hope it is equally clear to you, our elected members of the federal Parliament.
Thank you.