Thank you very much.
I have two comments here. One is that I think it's absolutely critical that every assembly in the country, including the House of Commons, consider a resource list for caregivers that we can access as members, and that doesn't necessarily just have to be caregivers for children, and it's not just during the day. Frequently we have events, whether it's in Toronto, Ottawa, or wherever, that we're required to go to in the evening. That type of child care was also very difficult for me. I really find myself nodding my head with that and agreeing with my colleague.
The second thing is that one thing we have started to do in the Ontario legislature is that we have our votes after question period, which the House of Commons may want to consider. Although we're doing question period in the morning, we do have votes right after question period. Members are all there, and it's a certain period of time. That's one consideration, but it's certainly something that we're doing here.
Again, I have to say very honestly that I believe the situation for child care at Queen's Park is the same as the House of Commons. It really isn't designed for members. It is designed for people who work and live in a community, and I think that's important. There should be child care available to staff, but it doesn't necessarily meet the needs of a mom or a dad who is travelling between cities and has an irregular workweek. I think that's a really key point that we have to be very public about.