The two sides have to share or, at least, agree on the same issues. They have to pay more attention to the issues than to their areas of jurisdiction, and they have to learn to work together for the good of the communities. Is it possible to establish agreements with the provinces? Can the federal government sit down with the provinces to determine what it can do, in its own domain, to support and advance early childhood development?
The two levels of government first have to agree on the importance of the issue so that they can then work together to put agreements in place. They have to move past their turf war, as you call it. There aren't endless ways to get there. If the two sides don't work together, it will no doubt be a tough road.
Sustained funding over the long term is also needed. If one government provides funding, and the following government takes it away, communities will certainly have a hard time maintaining services. Yesterday, Minister Duclos made a very encouraging announcement, supporting some of the recommendations from our report on early childhood development. The government appears to have signed an agreement on early childhood development with certain provinces, and that's very encouraging news.
I think the way forward is through bilateral agreements, which will subsequently be negotiated. Willingness by the provinces and federal government to work together will lead to concrete results on this issue.