Mr. Speaker, under our government, our Prime Minister gave a new directive to all central agencies that all Treasury Board submissions and memos to cabinet show evidence of gender-based analysis, GBA.
Canada is a leader in GBA. When our government was elected in 2006, there was no process in place for gender-based analysis. Under the leadership of the Prime Minister since 2007, in order to obtain funding, Treasury Board submissions require evidence of gender-based analysis.
In 2008 our government took action to ensure all memoranda to cabinet include gender-based analysis.
These are all initiatives that the Liberals failed to take over 11 years. Equality for Canadian women, including implementation of gender-based analysis, is and remains a priority of this government.