Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Human Resources Development, to whom I sent notice yesterday.
Last summer the 11 ministers of agriculture set up a rural initiative to develop child care in the rural parts of Canada. That
budget will come from the human resources department which now has some $700 million for 150,000 child care spaces.
I wonder what proportion of that will go to rural areas. Will it use the Langruth, Manitoba model of delivering child care which is quite flexible and perfectly suited to rural needs?