Well, I'm sure, as many other witnesses have testified, that's key, and it really underscores all different groups of women having an equal footing with men in the labour market. I think it's very key to bring in some kind of affordable day care. We have a situation in Toronto where people are spending $30,000 or $40,000 a year, and the second income is virtually going towards child care.
In terms of bringing more women into the workforce, I just saw some very interesting comments last week from Janet Yellen in the United States, who is the chair of the Fed down there. She made a comment about how, precisely, women face those kinds of child care barriers and other responsibilities, and it's stopping them from participating in the labour force. She estimated that, if women in the U.S. were participating at the same rate as men, it would raise the GDP of the U.S. by 5%. I think it makes good economic sense to bring women in and hopefully bring them into better jobs.
Also, what I was trying to suggest is that social infrastructure investment in health, education, and care sectors is really a job multiplier. It's a greater job multiplier than physical infrastructure. I think it also enhances fiscal space, and you can target it in a very gender-specific way by targeting, for example, the care sector.