Five pillars Ottawa studied as part of its gender-budgeting exercise
OTTAWA — The Liberal government is preparing to table the first federal budget to scrutinize all its commitments with a gender-equality microscope.
To get there, Finance Minister Bill Morneau was presented with many options on how best to subject his fiscal plan to a gender-based analysis.
The Canadian Press obtained a briefing note that lays out the choices — a “proposed gender-equality framework” — that were presented to Morneau last August.
A senior government official described the memo as an early take on the potential pillars that could be part of the Feb. 27 budget. The federal gender-budgeting blueprint has since evolved in recent months following consultations with experts, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss matters not yet made public.