Thank you.
Again, we see this sustainability issue playing out. How are we going to fund this and ensure that the care of the child is met?
I'll go to you, Ms. Ratcliffe.
Thanks for your testimony. A lot of what you said ties in with what Ms. Cicek said.
We want to be equitable when we're looking at this child care bill. That's the reality, especially as a Conservative. We're trying to push for universal and equitable care, so that the people who need it the most get access to it.
You said something very interesting that I've heard from many centres. I know that the people who are in the program have benefited greatly—I concur with that—but you said that you had pressure, that you felt extreme pressure to buy in. That is a very curious comment, because we've heard repeatedly from a lot of centres that they didn't feel they had any option other than to buy in. Can you expand on that?