Mr. Speaker, I know there will be consultations, but nevertheless, members on the government side do make proposals.
We heard speeches by the hon. member and the Minister. We would like to know, since I imagine they have a very clear position on this, what the hon. member thinks of the proposal that women's unemployment benefits could be based on their spouse's income. Could the hon. member tell us what she thinks of that? Does she agree or not with the fact that from now on women would no longer be treated as equal to men because, since their spouse would have a higher income, their benefits would decrease? If we ask Canadians for their opinion, I think they will want to know what their representatives think of these proposals.
As the hon. member is also a Cabinet member, I suppose she participated in the discussions and she surely has an opinion on this measure. I do not ask for her views on the other points, but only on this particular one. What is her position? Does she approve of that proposal?