It should include all children, regardless of their parents' income. I think it's such a difficult issue. WIth the change in the labour force, with more women working, this is an issue that is increasingly important. In my parents' day it wasn't a big issue, because most mothers stayed home. Nowadays it's a major issue, and it's so discordant. In the committee, we discussed what the roles of big commercial firms should be in providing day care. There was a big argument about that, and I forget the details. There are strategies that need to be looked at when you're looking at what you're going to do so that so you don't make the situation worse.
On May 11th, 2009. See this statement in context.