I'm nodding my head before you finish, and I'm saying, yes, absolutely. I certainly think that's what's needed. I know in Alberta and across Canada it's not readily available. It's not affordable and the quality is not controlled. The child care that people can afford with convenient hours may not have the quality women need to feel comfortable about leaving their children. It's an issue of confidence, too. If a woman is uncomfortable with where she has left her children, she's not going to do well and she's not going to lead herself to economic prosperity.
I really can't overestimate the importance of universal affordable child care. Yes, I think the federal government should do that.