Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Secretary of State for the Status of Women.
This morning, women representing literally hundreds of Quebec and Canadian organizations came to Ottawa to protest against cuts in the Equal Opportunities for Women Program. They denounced the gradual erosion of federal grants to
women's groups, which have shrunk by over $4 million over the past six years and are getting smaller every year.
How can the Secretary of State for the Status of Women justify these new cuts to organizations working with disadvantaged women when pride and dignity is all her Prime Minister ever talked about during the last election campaign?