Thank you, Mr. Fraser.
Minister of Finance, I thank you for appearing here at the Standing Committee on the Status of Women for the first time. I also congratulate you on your commitment to women and girls in our economy, and for your dedication in this regard.
Thank you very much for allocating additional funds to economic development agencies such as FedNor in Ontario. This has helped us a great deal.
In the 2017 budget, you had more of a gender statement. Moving forward, I just want to get your thoughts around the evolution of this, now that you're looking more at GBA+ and legislation in the 2018 budget. How will the legislation you're putting in place now with this budget affect future finance ministers' budgets and future governments. Could I have your thoughts on that?