Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Human Resources Development.
Although employment equity already exists in practice across much of the federal government, the minister will soon legislate hiring in the public service based on race, gender and disability. The minister says that he does not believe in hiring quotas, but his legislation will instead require numerical goals.
Will the minister tell us the difference between numerical goals and hiring quotas in the fulfilling of the demands of the employment equity program?