Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Secretary of State for the Status of Women.
Pay equity is a basic human right that is denied to many Canadian women. In acknowledging International Women's Week, the secretary of state talks of pay equity and human rights. As we celebrate International Women's Week, does the secretary of state intend to have her government settle the pay equity dispute within the public service? Will she put words into action and prove to Canadians that women are truly equal and worthy in this government's eyes?