We did do a recent poll with the Angus Reid Institute asking about child care needs among parents and Canadians at large.
What we found was a diversity of responses. When presented with any array of policy options, parents accepted each option by a high percentage. For example, a refundable tax credit, yes, they're interested in that; money to parents, yes, they're interested in that; a national system, yes, they're interested in that.
My point, however, is that we didn't juxtapose the question of what a national system actually means on the ground—not in theory, but in practice—with actual dollar figures as to how much that would be for each child under a particular age.
We do attempt to ask what parents desire, and we faithfully represent what we find from our polling. There is a huge diversity in responses.
I still believe that given the money now, versus a pie in the sky type of system later on, parents would be more interested in the money now, especially, if I could refer to the point I mentioned before, given the supply side side issue of this not being as big a problem as we've been led to believe by activists for a national day care system.