Ms. Smith, I entirely agree with you when you say that parents should have the choice whether to stay at home with their children or to put them in child care.
Don't you think that giving parents such small amounts of money makes them think that women are cheap labour? We're talking about $1,200 a year per child under six years of age.
You also referred to the election promise made by Mr. Dumont's Action démocratique du Québec to pay families that take care of their own children the sum of $5,200 a year per child of preschool age. Women who stay at home do so because they want to give their children everything they can, but they also want to have the choice. I find it hard to understand what you said earlier.
Can you explain your position on the subject?