Thank you, Chair.
I will give a big thank you to the minister and officials for appearing before the committee. Thank you for all of the work that you are doing on this important issue.
I'm really proud to be part of a government that recognizes the importance of equal pay for work of equal value.
We started this work when we came into power in 2015, whereas no work had been done by the previous government on pay equity. The colleagues from the NDP and the Conservative Party voted against Bill C-86 on pay equity back in 2018.
Thank you, Minister, for all the work that has been done in the last few years on this.
We understand that pay equity standards are not yet found in many businesses, though many are working towards that. We know that this needs to change as we work collectively towards practices that are more equitable.
Minister, can you please speak to the benefits for the employers of transitioning to meet pay equity standards? How can employers evaluate their practices and business cultures today on their path to achieving greater equity in the workplace?