Thank you, Madam Chair.
Mr. Weetman, I want to come back to the infamous memo. It says, “Some of the changes suggested by [the minister's office] are more than simply stylistic changes”. For example, the change from impunity for sexual violence to prevention of sexual violence “changes the focus from justice for victims of sexual violence to prevention”.
You go on to say that you discussed the term “gender equality” with the minister's office “to be informed that the current 'lexicon' is instead 'equality of men and women', which actually takes something away from the internationally used terminology (as well as being more cumbersome and awkward)”.
I'm wondering...in the course of these discussions, did you advise the minister's office about the problems with these changes? If so, did the minister's office give you reasons for going ahead anyway?