Mr. Speaker, we are in total agreement with the motion on pay equity.
From the NDP, we are hearing arguments on the struggle against inequality, on democracy and on fair gender representation. What fine principles.
However, the composition of the committee as presented leads to another major inequality that we find unacceptable in terms of fair representation, given that the people represented by the Bloc Québécois will not be represented on the committee.
Let us take Quebec as an example. In Quebec, the smallest opposition party has three members. Those three members have the same rights; they have funding proportional to their representation, and they sit on committees. They are therefore able to represent their constituents in a fair and equitable manner. The 16 NDP members from Quebec know this.
Will the so-called New Democratic Party live up to its name and amend its motion so as to recognize everyone’s right to fair representation?