What you've just said shows the extent to which the federal government has to adjust to each province and region when it invites itself into areas of provincial jurisdiction. From our point of view, it's much better to let the provinces act according to their own wishes. That said, once it's done, it's done, and we try to make the best of it.
Let me come back to what I was saying earlier. Beyond the distinctions that may exist between the provinces, there are still everyday realities, regardless of the province.
People who work and live in a densely populated city are able to walk their children to day care because it's on their way. In rural areas, it's different. I won't tell my life story, but my daughter and granddaughters live in a rural area. I'm very happy about it, and they're very happy about it. However, their reality is completely different from that of people in the suburbs or downtown. It's true in Quebec, and I'm sure it's true in Newfoundland and Labrador—
