Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Welcome to all of the witnesses. What an interesting, varied group. Sadly, I only get five minutes to ask questions.
Let me begin by saying that you make me think of a very wise economist I once spoke to. When I asked him what he would recommend to help grow the economy and to have an innovative and productive economy, his answer was to invest in children.
To start with you, Professor Lahey, one of the proposals you touched on was child care. I wonder if you would describe for us whether you see the provision of child care services as something that's important to a productive economy, and how you see the benefits of that.
Then I want to move on to some of the other witnesses.