I think it's important to note that overall the $100-a-month payment is actually punitive to working mothers. In other words, the least benefit is derived by two-parent families where both parents are in the workforce. The greatest benefit is reaped by those with a parent who stays at home.
I am certainly not the expert on these calculations, but I'm sure you're familiar with the Caledon Institute's very thorough analysis of this. It's of great concern.
As well, we're hearing over and over again--I get letters and e-mails from parents almost daily on this--that this $100 a month is of no use to them when they can't find child care. We have to remember it's not just a matter of paying for child care, it's a matter of accessing it. We have enough child care spaces in Canada for about 20% of the children. Eight out of ten children in Canada do not have access to the child care that their parents want for them. This $100 does nothing for that.