Status of Women committee  The only similarity with Manitoba's pay equity law is that the law applies only to public sector workers. There has been a lot of misrepresentation about how this act resembles provincial legislation. In fact, PSAC has produced a two-page document on the differences between this

Status of Women committee  Yes, we think proactive legislation would resolve this issue, because you're addressing pay equity before a complaint. You're actually trying to encourage, if not force, the employer to do the pay equity exercise to evaluate the compensation practices. Quebec has similar legisla

Status of Women committee  If I might just add to that, it's important to remember that from 1983 and 1999, Treasury Board, as an employer, dragged its heels on the issue of pay equity until the complaint was finally settled. The federal government put up some resistance and while many women in the public

Status of Women committee  Certainly we have some concerns. This attack on public sector women is taking place at a time when this government has adopted policies that are detrimental to women in society as a whole. First, in 2006, federal funding for day cares was eliminated. Next, in the fall of 2006,

Status of Women committee  Thank you for the question, Ms. Minna. No, indeed, it does not tie the market force criteria into the legislation. The Ontario legislation is completely different from what's being proposed. It's within a human rights framework. It's a stand-alone, truly proactive piece of legis