Unfortunately, it is not. The majority of parents who can't access regulated care are using underground care. The fact of the matter is it is a different world out there. I'm quoting my colleague from Athabasca University, who did say that this is the 21st century and most families have two parents in the workforce. Single parents obviously need early learning and child care for their kids, and most are in some form of underground child care--the lady down the street.
I want to make a point about that, because none of us would tolerate having to look for elder care on the bulletin board at Safeway. But somehow we are okay, as a society, with having parents look for child care on a bulletin board at Safeway.
The other point I want to make is that we've heard a lot of good presentations today. I've learned a lot from the other presenters, but the Government of Canada would never ever consider giving scientists $100 a month for climate change. The Government of Canada would never consider giving homeless people $100 a month for affordable housing. The Government of Canada would probably never try to substitute a national ICT vision with $100 to Canadians for a cellphone, yet for some reason, the Government of Canada thinks giving parents $100 a month for child care is a good substitute for a national child care program. We are here today to leave a message that that is not acceptable.