From the perspective of CFUW, I would say no. We just think this legislation takes away the access to pay equity because it takes away the ability to challenge, and it takes away the ability to get the kind of help that people need. There are no court challenges. Unions can't help. If people are on their own, they can't challenge the big guys. There's just no way. I don't have a lot to say, but I say it from the bottom of my heart: this really places women in a very unequal and unenviable position. They cannot access the right to pay equity.
On June 4th, 2009. See this statement in context.