Mr. Chair, in January 2003 the United Nations CEDAW committee reviewed Canada's fifth report to the UN and its adherence to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. That was ratified by Canada in July 1981. This review resulted in 23 recommendations for Canada and the provinces and demonstrated perhaps a lack of commitment to some of these initiatives.
What has Status of Women Canada done to develop an action plan to address these recommendations and when will it be fully implemented?