Mr. Speaker, it is not just the Bloc. All women's groups are opposed to this change.
Quebec's pay equity legislation is proactive, whereas the federal legislation turns back the clock. For example, the federal legislation makes pay equity a right that has to be negotiated as part of the collective bargaining process, which is not the case in Quebec's legislation.
Should the Prime Minister not take advantage of International Women's Day to do his homework again and introduce a real pay equity law?