Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Since I have two minutes less than the previous speakers, I will be quick.
I want to thank all of you for your presentations.
I will begin with Ms. Decter.
You mostly talked about a child care system. Those are some impressive figures. I saw the study on the program's impact in Quebec. Among other things, you said that the percentage of single mothers on welfare in Quebec had dropped by 55%—an improvement that is largely due to this measure. So the impact can be measured. Between 1996 and 2008, the employment rate for mothers with children under the age of six increased by 22%. This program has had some extremely positive impacts.
Can you give us more details on the consequences of this system on government finances? In the case of a child care system, we are talking about government investments—be it on a provincial level or, in the case of a national system, the federal level. In any event, very little is being said about the positive effects such a system has on the economy.
Can you tell us more about this?