Along with that, one of the things we're quite concerned about—talking about cuts—is the cuts to the Status of Women, where 12 of the 16 offices have been closed. That was a place where funding was given for advocacy groups, but also research. So it's really important to have that back again, to be able to figure out what the barriers are. There were certain organizations that were actually looking at the very issue of women and leadership, which I can give you examples of. So they need to be funded properly so they can do the study and then be able to make that presentation. That's one of the things that's important for us: to get that money back in
As well as just internally with Treasury Board, in workplaces you must have good policies. Employment equity is also very important. That's also a priority, just internally, because women have made gains in the federal public sector. They are representative and they are making it at the executive level. But it's been because of these really strong factors or mechanisms in the workplace, and now they're beginning to be eroded, and that's what we are concerned about as well.