Thank you, Mr. Chair.
It is important to amend amendment CPC-0.1 to replace "official language minority communities" with "francophone minority communities." The text of the amendment would then be:taining long-term funding for the provinces, Indigenous peoples and francophone minority communities for the establishment and mainte-
I will explain. In Canada, the only minority official language is French.
In Quebec, anglophones have very easy access to the network of child care centres. We see the number of bilingual or anglophone centres constantly growing. The opposite is true for francophones outside Quebec, who have trouble getting services in their language. This subamendment would reinforce the importance of offering early childhood education services for francophone communities outside Quebec, the real minority language community in Canada.
As well, we know that Quebec sets an example to follow for child care services that allow for work/life balance and enable women to return to work. This learning program is very important for education and socialization.