Mr. Speaker, I have a return to an oral question asked by Mrs. Groenewegen on Monday, February 25, 2002, regarding revisions to the Affirmative Action Policy.
The Grant Thornton report, provided to Members in January 2001, recommended a move from the Affirmative Action Policy to an employment equity approach. This recommendation has been accepted but will take some time to implement. Initial research to determine best practices and the most appropriate way to make this change is underway. This work includes reviewing previous work such as the report of the working group on affirmative action and human resource management and other reviews of the Affirmative Action Policy. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.