It clearly helped us argue on behalf of children too. The employment insurance system is mainly focused on employees. However, that helped us make people aware of issues that affect children. Indeed, the fact that parents would be able to spend time with their children has an impact on all kinds of other services in society, including the education system and the health system. Earlier, someone mentioned how important a bond of attachment was in making children feel secure. It also has an impact on the ability to learn. For children to be able to function in a school system, they have to have learned to feel secure at home. All of these considerations enabled us to argue our case more convincingly as part of a family-oriented system.
On the other hand, a problem was created by the fact that some people were afraid of discriminating in favour of biological parents over adoptive parents. Their concerns were quickly dispelled because providing more to some parents did not take anything away from protecting pregnant workers or other workers. It was just a matter of having everyone receive benefits for different needs.
The system therefore was a huge step forward for families. Today, we can see the positive repercussions on their children and their work.