Madam Chair, the member is such an incredible ally, even across party lines. I really do appreciate that. It is so valuable to me and I cherish it, as my mother did.
Pay equity is a huge issue. It is about the assurance that women are paid the same for the same value of work and that we are truly seen on an equal level. Again, that feeds into toxic masculinity. Unfortunately, the government has, for three years, delayed putting regulations into place to implement pay equity rules that would govern federally regulated workplaces.
We have seen this in other federal institutions, such as Crown corporations like Canada Post, where women did not receive pay equity. This was challenged in the courts, but some women have actually died. The money that is being awarded to them now is being paid to their estates because they never received it.
This has longer-term implications for pensions and benefits. This is about the poverty that women face and live in. The government has the responsibility to act immediately. It has had over three years and this is its own legislation—