Thank you.
This kind of analysis could have major repercussions on the information you have. As I mentioned a little earlier, we were not given access to information held by the government because it was identified as being part of confidential Cabinet deliberations.
Our estimate is therefore based on public data, but the government has much more detailed data. Consequently, the government estimates, if they've been done well, would probably be more accurate and allow for an assessment of how the application of the Pay Equity Act would affect prospective increases for those employees who would benefit. It's a prospective act that would have no retroactive impact.
Based on the demographic profile of those who would benefit from the act, the government could also identify the impact on future income and the income of these employees, by which I mean employees of the federal public service, most of whom are covered by a pension plan. The additional pay would also have an impact on the pension benefits of these employees.