Thank you, lady and gentlemen, for being here this morning.
My first question is for Mr. Laurin, just following up on the issue of child care. I am the father of three adult daughters and have three grandsons now ages eight, three, and one. Two of my daughters are married. This aspect, child care, is an issue for all of us.
We respect the jurisdictional aspect of the social transfer payments to the provinces. Transfer payments, as Mr. Cross and others alluded, are at record highs.
I am just wondering, Mr. Laurin, whether from your experience and research you find that providing funds to families for their child care needs is the most efficient way to help alleviate the cost of having children.