To use the example of child care again, in relation to the role of business and all of this, it's important to look at other jurisdictions around the world that are investing in child care. They've seen that a lot of the dollars actually end up going to increased profits for the business sector. They've certainly seen that in Australia, where ABC Learning Centres started in 1990 and grew to have 25% of all child care spaces in the country. When that corporation collapsed last year—they were operating in 11 countries around the world, including here in Alberta, where they had established 11 centres—the Australian government had to step in with millions of dollars just to keep those child care centres open for the next couple of months. They were wrapped up in increasing their real estate profits—where the real money is in child care; it's not so much in the care of children but in the increased value of the buildings they own.
I think Canadians want to see their tax dollars spent very well and efficiently, but you need to put in place mechanisms to make sure what you're investing in is not increased profits for certain corporations but delivery of quality services. Any poverty elimination strategy and plan needs to have the mechanisms in place to make sure those dollars are actually going to what they're said to be going to, whether that money is transferred via the province or invested directly in certain programs. There need to be accountability mechanisms to track year over year if it's achieving the goals and if the money is actually being spent on what it's said to be spent on.