Madam Speaker, my question is for the Deputy Prime Minister.
On International Women's Day there are many things the government could do to improve the equality of women but I
want to propose to the Deputy Prime Minister that her government undertake two very simple things that could be done right now.
They concern two actions of the previous government. First, would the government agree to withdraw the appeal of the previous government on the ruling of the Canadian Human Rights Commission that the federal government be ordered to institute the pay equity settlement to female public sector workers. Second, the previous government denied the right of employees of members of Parliament to collectively bargain. A large majority of those employees are women. Would the government act on that issue as well?