Thank you very much.
Ms. Decter, thank you for your presentation.
There have been reports all over Canada about the difficulties that families are having in finding private daycare where no public daycare is offered.
I remember a story on Radio-Canada about the situation in Newfoundland and Labrador that was quite disheartening. Clearly the universal child care benefit is a long way from making up for the costs that can result. I was astounded by the astronomical costs and the major disparities there can be from one end of the country to the other. If I recall the report correctly, Newfoundland and Labrador has the misfortune of being the province with the second highest daycare costs.
Can you testify as to the huge burden placed on families who have no other option but to have their children looked after in a private daycare when there is no public daycare program that can provide affordable places for them?