Thank you, Madam Chair.
Welcome, Mr. Baldwin and Ms. McDonald.
Mr. Baldwin, you said you weren't offering any solutions but rather pointing out problems. I hope you nevertheless have your ideas on the subject—you've studied such a long time—because we're looking for solutions.
You mentioned the upcoming situation. You also said that, from 1980 to 1996, the incomes of women 65 and over represented 62% of those of men and, from 1996 to 2006, only 68% of men's incomes. The difference isn't great.
And yet, based on my personal experience, the years from 1980 to 1996 were years in which women stopped working in order to take care of their children, whereas, from 1996 to 2006, we more commonly saw women stopping for a period of time, taking parental leave and then going back to the labour market.
However, incomes didn't increase much all the same. How do you explain that?