Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the hon. member for his commitment to feminism. I appreciated his remarks.
As the hon. member will know, according to our present legislation and the way that maternity and paternity benefits work, there is enormous parental choice. The father or mother can take parental leave. My next-door neighbour, who is a man, has done exactly that.
For the first time, we are introducing “use it or lose it” benefits for the second parent. We know that this has worked well in Scandinavian countries. We know that this has worked well in Quebec. We are on that pathway. We know that this is going to help more women get into the workforce and increase labour attachment. It is a very good policy.
Women's organizations across the country have applauded this budget, and I think would take issue with the hon. member's opinion.