Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you very much for being here again to discuss an issue which may, one day—perhaps soon—be resolved if we are given the means and the tools that enable us to do that. Along the same lines as what my colleague, Ms. Neville, was saying, I would like quote you what the government said about the former system. It said at the time that: “The current complaint-based pay equity system has resulted in a lengthy, costly and contentious process which does not reflect the realities of the Canadian labour market”.
I would like to know how the new system improves that, if it does, and if it would have been easier to implement a system like the one in Ontario and Quebec. There was nothing preventing us from doing that here.
I am going to ask the “killer question”. Why did the government not rely on the many recommendations that your organization made repeatedly? Do you know the reason? Is the new legislation, as currently drafted, not inconsistent with the Government of Canada's international obligations and commitments?