Thank you.
Minister, you referenced your trip to New York. The opposition critics were there as part of the IPU delegation. I too met with many of the not-for-profit agencies that were there. While I was there, a representation was made to me by a number of them that was confirmed in a post on a blog from somebody who was there.
I'm going to read you the post and then I have a question. The post on the blog was confirmed in a number of comments I received there. The blogger indicated, and I'm quoting the blogger, “At todays briefing session our minister remembered my name...and then looked me in the eye and said the following”, and she is now quoting you:
I was just in a bi-lateral session with Israel, it’s where we share practices, and Israel said that they’ve increased women’s access to education and their birthrate is rising too! They have such strong family values there that they don’t need a National Daycare plan! Wouldn’t it be great to figure out how they’re doing that?
She then went on and told a number of other people the same thing.
My question to you is this. Are you saying that those Canadians who use a day care program in this country do not have family values?