Certainly.
As I think I pointed out at the beginning, I'm not an expert on gender equality or on a number of the issues raised there.
That is essentially me editorializing. That is, in effect, me showing that I wasn't aware of all the issues.
That's exactly why we had the discussion afterwards--not only to make sure that senior officials, such as David and Elissa, were aware that these were common language suggestions that were being made, but also to inform myself and people in my office, such as Mr. Nickel, on how this language reflected and conveyed Canadian policy.
We have heard from Mr. Kessel that the terms are used interchangeably at the UN and other fora. He's the expert on international law and on this terminology, and I respect his understanding there.