Mr. Speaker, I am proud of this government taking substantial action on pay equity. We have heard the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour speak about this issue. She has been having consultations across the country to ensure that we get this correct.
One dollar does not equal 88ยข, and for equity-seeking groups, the disparity between men and women with respect to pay is much larger.
For over four decades, women have been waiting for this. We want to make sure that we get this right and have equal pay for equal work.
There are many pages in this BIA related to pay equity. I would invite my hon. colleague to look at them.
This is not about putting pay equity in place for the sake of doing it. It is about putting it in place to ensure that we get it right.
Women have waited a very long time. Equity-seeking groups have waited a long time to ensure that we have this. This government is moving on it and we are going to get it absolutely correct.