Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to rise today to present a petition on something of concern to many of my constituents, which is the rather stale issue, still not solved, of equal pay for work of equal value, and gender parity as required under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Women in Canada are still not paid equal pay for work of equal value. Women receive 21¢ less than men for every dollar earned for substantially the same work. Therefore the petitioners call on the House to enact legislation and meaningful policies to promote pay equality and pay equity to get equal treatment for the women of Canada.