Thank you very much for the opportunity, yet again, to highlight what we have been doing on gender-based analysis. First, as I highlighted in my last visit, I gave direction for our gender-based analysis to be updated to a more modern approach, and that is in the middle of being completed right now.
As a result of the Auditor General, we put together a gender-based analysis action plan, which we submitted--I believe you already have a copy--and it is being implemented.
I did highlight that since we became the government in 2006, we began, for the first time, the process of doing a gender-based analysis on the budget tax measures, and we have done so every year since. In addition, we issued a directive in 2007 that all Treasury Board submissions must provide evidence of gender-based analysis. That is in fact happening.
Then there was a directive, in 2009, that all cabinet submissions must provide evidence that gender-based analysis has been completed. Of course, as the minister dedicated to status of women and the minister responsible for that gender-based function, I challenge at every opportunity, and where appropriate, to ensure that gender-based analysis has in fact been done.
We are living up to our commitments and we are doing a very good job of ensuring that this is being done across government.