Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I thank the committee for allowing me to appear today.
As a point of information for Ms. Copps and Ms. MacLeod, I am the NDP whip, and as such, I submitted a report to this committee about a month ago. As Ms. Moore was saying, we have already obtained several things by discussing things with the Speaker of the House, who has been very cooperative on these matters. We already have a room, crossings and parking for parents, as well as high chairs that are more appropriate in the cafeterias. Several things have been brought in, but there is still work to be done.
One question we discussed at some length with the Speaker, which I hear about a great deal here and which still has not been resolved is the matter of the day care. The Speaker has offered to help mothers find nannies, but as Ms. Moore was saying, it is, among other things, difficult to find French-speaking babysitters in Ottawa. And so we are going to have to find other solutions. One of the problems is that the day care only offers full-time spaces. Certain parents, such as fathers, would like to bring their children here a few weeks at a time, or a few days, but cannot do so because of the day care hours and the age of their children.
We have discussed this a great deal, but I would like to know if you have any suggestions or concrete solutions to propose to help solve this problem. We have to keep in mind that the quality of workers is important because they are going to be taking care of our children.