The proposal was to transfer funds, but also to control how those funds were spent in the sense of setting up a system of values. We heard from a lot of different presenters in their fields that you can't just transfer funds; you have to say how they're going to be spent.
The Quebec system is excellent. Unfortunately, provinces that are moving on early learning and child care are not emulating the Quebec system. Right now, four provinces are looking at having full-day kindergarten--adding two years of full-day schooling and wrapping day care around that.
Obviously it's not possible to dictate a model, but we would be looking for the federal government to step up as a partner in the extension of child care services. Right now it is left entirely to the provinces to move on it or not. We think the federal government can show leadership so we have a national program that families across the country can access.