I would add that, because pay equity is a fundamental right, there is no reason to deal with women in a sector of activity—in this case, the federal public service—differently from other Canadian women. Even though we are very critical of the complaint process, there is no evidence that, with this bill, women in the federal public service will be treated better than other Canadian women, whatever shortcomings may be noted in the legislative framework that prevails for other Canadian women under federal jurisdiction.
On May 28th, 2009. See this statement in context.