Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I wish to thank you for being here this morning, and I appreciate your participation all the more since we have some questions with regard to the interpretation to be given of certain aspects of the bill. Upon reading the bill, our understanding is that if it is adopted, the legislator will have to express its will to remove Quebec from its ambit. There is recognition that the child care system is already in place in this province.
To what extent will this provision prevent the Canadian government from interfering anyway with the Quebec program? Let me explain. The bill sets out criteria that the provinces and territories will be obligated to respect. It further provides for the establishment of an advisory council that will table observations as well as reports and that will follow the evolution of the entire process.
If by chance one of the program's criteria happened to not be respected in Quebec, for example with regard to children with disabilities, would the Canadian government be allowed to intervene?