Madam Chair, as I mentioned before, we have been very focused on making sure that women, as well as men, are safe in the workplace.
As I mentioned before, with regard to the health and safety of Canadians, something I think Canadians don't fully appreciate is that our health and safety officers are second to none in the world. Our health and safety officers are cherished and other countries want emulate them.
Ten days ago I was in Colombia. I can tell you that they were asking for Canadians to train them, through our labour program, to make sure they are meeting the health and safety standards that we have here. The same occurred in Mexico, where they were asking for exactly that.
We are very focused on making sure that workplaces in Canada are safe so that fewer injuries take place, whether they be physical injuries, or even those that may be seen as injuries related to mental health related. The Government of Canada, in fact, my predecessor as Minister of Labour, launched a national voluntary standard with respect to mental health, something which Canadian women have been asking to have for quite some time.
These are issues that are top of mind. These are issues we are dealing with at Labour Canada. These are issues that Canadian women care about immensely. We're making sure that workplaces are safer for them, so that they can go to work, be healthy and happy, and return to their families so they can enjoy their evenings at home, or perhaps their mornings after a night of being on call, as I might do.
I would encourage the member to stay focused on why we're here today. I'm delighted to be here as the Minister of Status of Women and to focus on those things we had already been speaking about. I recognize that the member may want to take us a little off track and talk about other things, but I would encourage him to go to the human resources committee where this is being discussed at length by the committee, as well as by numerous officials. He may want to speak to the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour, as well. She would be happy to take any of his comments.