Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you for being here this afternoon, ladies.
I am going to ask you three questions in a row, because I don't have a lot of time and I want to use it to get as many answers as possible. I will let my colleague, our expert in labour law, ask questions for Ms. Pageau and Mr. Coles.
Dr. Doig and Dr. Gartke, I would like to know whether you think that male doctors are feeling a little threatened at present. We hear voices everywhere calling for fewer women to be accepted into faculties of medicine, because, apparently, they are not admitting enough men any more.
Can you explain for me why this situation has arisen? I don't understand. It seems to me that when you are admitted into medicine it's because you have the marks you need. So the fact that there are fewer men has nothing to do with the fact that there are more women.
Why would people want to limit the number of women in faculties of medicine? That is of great interest to me, specifically because, just this morning, I was reading an article that said they want to do the same thing in the public sector. They want to remove the positive discrimination clause that encourages the hiring of more women, because, apparently, there are too many women there too. When there are too many women in a situation, do men feel they are being hurt? I don't understand.
Next, Ms. Mingarelli, I would also like to ask you a question. When Kofi Annan was United Nations Secretary General, he said that when there are more women elected to government, the situation improves. Then he gave the example of Rwanda, where the government is over 56% women and the maternal and child health situation has improved greatly in recent years. Are there other situations where the fact that there are more women leads to better distribution of wealth and various items?
Ms. Goulet, I am very surprised to learn that you did not receive your funding. The Minister had promised me personally that if you submitted your project last September you would have your funding to start your activities in February. I am very surprised that you did not receive it. I am even angry. I want to know why you didn't receive it. I would like to know how much you requested. It is a three-year project. What do you think are the reasons why you didn't get funding?
Thank you. Over to you.