I would argue that if this really were a feminist budget, you would have funded pay equity. If I were the Prime Minister, I would have implemented it in year one. I would have had the economic benefits accrue from having women paid equally, and I would have been campaigning on it in 2019. I'm just amazed that you haven't already taken my good advice on this.
Child care is another big missing piece, and lots of NGOs are saying that you can't call this a gender budget, you can't call this a feminist budget, without funding universal affordable child care. I know you're getting the same advice from beyond the grassroots. The Conference Board of Canada, the governor of the Bank of Canada, the International Monetary Fund, and the OECD are all urging Canada to fund universal affordable child care as the next big new social program.
I want to know why you're not taking their advice.