We contributed to the Budget Implementation Act. It restricts the way in which policies are developed, for almost all these matters. That said—and I am serious when I say this—I do not mean that there was no consultation process.
Once more, we continued to base ourselves on all the aspects of research that had been used by the Bilson task force. It had done a very thorough analysis that allowed us to develop a fairly precise idea of what would be needed for a pay equity program. Among other things, that included the need to put in place a proactive plan as well as an effective and appropriate mechanism that would allow it to be maintained.