I would like to address the question of the positive impact of pay equity on workplaces and on the market.
When I chaired the commission that developed the Quebec Pay Equity Act, the President of the Conseil du patronat du Québec came to meet us during our hearings. He told me that, as long as he had anything to do with it, this legislation would not pass. But the legislation did pass. When I bumped into him a few years ago, completely by accident, he said that he now realizes that many employers support the legislation and are in fact very happy with it.
When I give training sessions to corporate managers of human resources—I have given them in 300 or 400 different firms—they tell me that, thanks to this legislation, their compensation system is more coherent, their business is better managed and has a better reputation, and is thus better able to attract talented people with the right skills—something that is very highly valued in today's job market.
So, the impact is extremely positive in terms of their competitiveness.