It is correct that the Early Learning and Child Care Act is modelled under the Canada Health Act. We had a lawyer who assisted in drafting this act, and in fact that is what the model is.
We have something in front of us from the Library of Parliament. I want to read part of it to make sure that you are in total agreement with this quote:
“Parliament…is entitled to spend the money that it raises through proper exercise of its taxing power in the manner that it chooses to authorize. It can impose conditions on such disposition so long as the conditions do not amount in fact to a regulation or control of a matter outside federal authority.”
It goes on to say:
Applying this principle to Bill C-303, it appears that none of the criteria or conditions attached to a child care transfer payment under the Act would amount to a regulation or control of an ELCC program or service in a province or territory....Accordingly, it appears that Parliament is constitutionally competent to enact Bill C-303.
You 100% agree with that; of course, it's like Winterhaven, which you talked about. So as far as—