Madam Minister, we talk about an economic recovery from a numbers standpoint. However, women are still without work. We can continue to talk about access to employment, as you are doing, but the fact remains that women are at a disadvantage. The gender gap still exists today. In terms of gender gap, Canada ranks fifth among OECD countries. Unfortunately, our failure to apply important wage parity legislation only makes this gap more glaring.
As I see it, the budget contains nothing more than pious wishes. Earlier, you spoke of billions of dollars, but you forgot to mention women.