One of the measures that has been proven, based on Quebec's experience, is the universal child care program. Progress has also been made with respect to housing and employability, especially among women and people with disabilities. Quebec's day care system has been around for 30 years now. In its first five years, we saw family poverty drop by 4%, which is huge. The proportion of people below the poverty line went from around 17% to approximately 14%. So these measures have been proven.
And there is somewhat of a similar expectation elsewhere. In order to be successful, Quebec had to take charge of its own day care system. Since then, we have seen that provinces, especially groups like yours, expect the federal government to be forthcoming with measures, which is not at all the case. My questions are perhaps very naive.
Would it not be better to ask for that power to be transferred to the province and for you to make every effort to compel the Alberta government to implement that system? You would have just one door to knock on, instead of two.