Thank you for that.
I asked the question especially because London, Ontario, where I am, is a health care community. We have two major hospitals serving not just the city but the broader southwestern Ontario region.
Thank you for your advocacy on this. It's clearly a very good step in the right direction, and when I say step in the right direction, I'm obviously talking about the budget. It's a step that builds upon previous investments that the government made earlier in its mandate, but there's certainly more to do, I think, in partnership with the provincial governments.
I want to go to Mr. Kucheran.
Sir, it's great to see you and Mr. Strickland again. I certainly remember our meeting a few months ago. I hope you're keeping well.
Mr. Kucheran, in your testimony you outlined your view on national child care and how national child care will help your members. I wonder if you could expand on that. It's not automatic for most folks to think that a national program like this, if it were to be implemented, could help so many in a variety of professions, including those in the trades.
I wonder if you could expand on that, and also look at whether or not this allows for greater participation in the trades. When there are these options in place, one would assume that the attraction and retention challenges that are faced in the sector you're representing could be addressed. I'm not saying it's panacea, but it is a measure that I think could help. I would love your thoughts on that.