Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the hon. member for Guelph for his passion and his experience when it comes to innovation and when he talks about equality. He knows full well how that can drive our economy. I have heard the member speak eloquently here about equality and fairness and what that means.
I will give a couple of examples. RBC did a report and looked at our labour gap. If we were able to close that labour gap, that would mean 4% added to our GDP. That is huge. Internationally, this is what Christine Lagarde, the director of the International Monetary Fund had to say. “Equal pay and better economic opportunities for women boost economic growth...for everyone.... It is an economic no-brainer”.
The member is bang on. I thank him for the work he does for his community and our country.