In fact, one of the comments that we often get back from our employees when we are out doing training and engagement—and not just from people on the procurement side but from the real property people who are working in real estate—is how is this relevant, and how does it matter to us? There would be some areas of our business where, when we would look at the consequences and at the filters—policy or programming ones—that we would apply in terms of cost, gender, or whatever impacts there might be, we may move very quickly through a gender-based analysis.
The examples that I shared with the committee were meant to underscore a little of how the mandate of our department works, whether it be as the custodian of the parliamentary precinct or the people who work here on a daily basis. Gender differences may create different needs or demands on the facilities, such as the direct deposit initiative through our Receiver General function, where it is a direct delivery of service to Canadians. In fact, the research did show that there were gender implications there.
So, I understand your question, and it's true that it's not across the full range, but when we do look, when we scratch the surface and sometimes when we go a little bit deeper, we do find that areas of our programs have direct impacts and that there is also potential for unintended consequences, including unintended negative consequences for certain groups.