Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, and I thank all of you.
I have to say that everything you said this group has heard over and over again. I am not saying this to belittle what you said. I am saying this to kick all of us in the pants and to say let's shake our heads. What are we doing? This is 2009 now.
I have to say that because I sat here listening to the three--and I've met some of you before--feeling extremely frustrated and thinking to myself, I know this stuff already. We all do. It's not that I don't have to hear it again, because it is good to hear it again. I only say that maybe as a message to ourselves that we really have to get on with it.
I want to ask a couple of things. The last comment you made, Mr. Lynk, which was also mentioned earlier by Jody Dallaire, was with respect to the cognitive outcomes and the assistance.
I am assuming that when you talk about child care, Ms. Dallaire, you're talking about early education and child care; you're not just talking about child care. I assume that you are talking about quality, accessible child care and the cognitive development aspect of it as well. That makes a big difference.
I want us to get down to some nitty-gritty. We have now what is called a universal child care program of $1,200. Does that do it? I think we need to get to some clear answers on what's working and what's not. Does that do it? I don't call it child care, but that's what it's called right now.