The Harper Government and Womens’ Equality
summarized from The Harper Record, CCPA, 2008
- The government argued that it was no longer necessary to fund advocacy work for women’s equality, even though by all measures women’s economic inequality persists.
- Conservative government policies reinforced this inequality in policies such as income-splitting which direct tax benefits directly to higher-earning men.
- The Conservatives also decided to remove the word ‘equality’ from the mandate of Status of Women Canada. What purpose could the organization serve other than to promote the equality of women, or is even using the word ‘equality’ a threat to the staunch social conservatives who make up the party’s membership.