Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good evening.
Mr. Minister, thank you once again for being here and being available, we're grateful to you.
My first question will be about this announcement of which you seem so proud, the one about daycare services, childcare services.
I am a member from Quebec and I myself took part in setting up a vast early learning network in Quebec over 25 years ago. We also have reduced-contribution daycare services. You point out the great advantage this will carry for women, the economy and work-life balance. These are precisely the objectives we are pursuing. I remind you that we are unique.
You're also announcing a federal secretariat that will oversee this and would therefore receive a budget. In the past, you have always had bilateral agreements with the provinces, but now you will have a secretariat. As you know, the secretariat will not serve our needs at all in Quebec. Do you have any agreements or have you discussed this with the provinces so that Quebec can get its share of the money allocated to the secretariat?