This is in the same vein as discussed before, to link this to action and the responsibility and the power that the federal government has but has not used.
As well, on legislated pay equity and gender-based analysis legislation, this is again about government taking the opportunity to review progress on those files and to report back to Parliament on whether there have been measurable successes. It's fitting into the theme of having something that has been measurable.
In this area, I received a note from the United Steelworkers, saying:
We would rather see concrete, effective programs on issues like pay equity, affordable universal childcare, a national action plan on violence against women, and action to end poverty and homelessness for women and children, for example.
I think the measures bring some accountability and measurability to follow in with that grassroots advice.