Mr. Chair, it has been thoroughly discredited. I wonder if the minister would then bring forward proactive pay equity legislation.
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Business of Supply May 16th, 2007
Mr. Chair, it has been thoroughly discredited. I wonder if the minister would then bring forward proactive pay equity legislation.
Business of Supply May 16th, 2007
Mr. Chair, the Pay Equity Task Force reported that the complaints-based system does not work. The measures that the government is currently using have been discredited.
Does the minister believe that women deserve equal pay for work of equal value?
Business of Supply May 16th, 2007
Mr. Chair, this is my time and my opportunity to ask questions. I determine what is relevant and what is not.
Business of Supply May 16th, 2007
Mr. Chair, it would have been nice at this time if women had been invited. I would like to know why the pay equity task force report that said that the complaints-based system does not work and that the measures that the government is currently using have been--
Business of Supply May 16th, 2007
Mr. Chair, women's group after women's group, individual after individual, has come to the committee on the Status of Women and indicated that there was no consultation, no analysis of the effects of these closures, and no analysis of the change to the mandate. That is simply not accountable. The government promised accountability. Why is the minister playing politics with women's equality?
Business of Supply May 16th, 2007
Mr. Chair, I would like to know this. Was the decision to shut regional offices and change the mandate the minister's and the minister's alone?
Business of Supply May 16th, 2007
Mr. Chair, perhaps I will indeed be the minister next time.
According to former regional staff reps and women's organizations, there was no consultation, but I would like to continue. Where is the balance between policy research and program delivery?
Business of Supply May 16th, 2007
Mr. Chair, it is very, very difficult. It is very difficult when the answers are not forthcoming, so I shall repeat.
With whom did the minister consult in making the decision to cut programs and change the mandate of Status of Women?
Business of Supply May 16th, 2007
I am not going to get an answer to this question, Mr. Chair, so I will move on.
With whom in the women's community did you consult when you made--
Business of Supply May 16th, 2007
Mr. Chair, I need to know if gender-based analysis was done in terms of these decisions? I need to know that now.
I want to know how this decision came about and why is there an application that is demanded in terms of assessing these programs using a gender language?