Mr. Speaker, women in Ontario work for 15.5 months to earn what a man earns in one year.
Yesterday was equal pay day in Ontario. Women, on average, worked for free so far this year, until today.
Canada ranks badly when it comes to the gender pay gap. It is bad for poverty. It is not just.
In February, Liberals agreed with the NDP motion to finally implement pay equity. I am proud of our NDP team's approach to implementing women's equality.
The Liberals can be proud of 2004's pay equity task force report. It lays out a clear path to legislate equal pay for work of equal value. It should have been implemented 12 years ago. It would have made a big difference
Today, on equal pay day, let us make actions speak louder than words.