Actually, before you speak, I know there was a discussion the last time—and I do have some information on this for the committee—that the Senate has been looking at this issue, but not in a fulsome way. It just listened to about four or five witnesses when it did this particular work.
What we do know is that on March 12, 2009, the Public Sector Equitable Compensation Act was referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights. Also, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance heard from four witnesses on extending the Budget Implementation Act, 2009, and it also discussed the Public Sector Equitable Compensation Act. On March 10 and 11, the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance heard from several witnesses on its study of the Budget Implementation Act. And the following witness discussed the Public Sector Equitable Compensation Act, and that was Hélène Laurendeau.
I point this out just so you have the information. This was distributed to the committee, actually.
Now, Ms. Mathyssen.