The labour force participation of females over 24 in Quebec went from number 10 to number 1 within 24 months of the implementation of the child care program that Quebec has. This stimulated government revenues. For every dollar in investment $2 has been returned to the Government of Quebec by their own study. It's interesting. Canada would have input into this. The International Labour Organization prepared a document for the recent G-20 meetings in Australia. This is a global comment but this is apropos to Canada, in my view:
Re-igniting economic growth also depends on recovery of demand, and this in turn requires stronger job creation and wage growth. Without confidence in their job and income prospects, households will continue to be cautious about consumption and firms will remain hesitant to invest in productive capacity until they see demand rising for their products and services.
I think it's a very relevant comment to the Canadian economy in 2014.