Madam Speaker, my question is on the legislation passed by the Conservatives in 2009. My colleague may recall that the Public Sector Equitable Compensation Act was amended and that a number of the new criteria made it much more difficult to achieve equity.
At the time, Mr. Ignatieff, who unfortunately voted in favour of the bill, said, “We have made it clear that we are not pursuing an amendment strategy. Sometimes we have to hold our nose”.
How does the hon. member explain the position of the Liberals, who voted in favour of the bill at the time?