Thank you for bringing that up. That is a key issue, and you're not the first or the only one to do so. A lot of people say, “It is a privilege. I love my kids. I want to feed them. I want to take care of them. I want to rock the baby to sleep. Why would you call that work? How insulting that is.” I see what you're saying. The problem is, what's the alternative? Is it play? Is it leisure? Is it a hobby? To me, it's a responsibility. You legally are supposed to feed your child. If you didn't feed your child, you would be prosecuted. So what category does it fall in? The category I think it falls in is unpaid work, because it's selfless effort that takes energy and time, and often money, and it's benefiting society, it's benefiting the GDP. For example, I had four children. My four children are all adults now--two lawyers, a doctor and a magazine editor. They are big taxpayers, I hope. I gave that to Canada. That's my unpaid work. That's my contribution to the economy.
