Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for raising a very important question on an issue that is very close to the Liberal government.
We are strongly committed to child care. We have already made progress in a number of areas such as the $72 million program to establish or improve a total number of 6,000 spaces within First Nations and Inuit communities over the next three years. We have also invested $6 million annually for a child care vision.
The Minister of Human Resources Development last week met with his provincial counterparts to discuss ways of finding new financing arrangements so that the red book commitment could be honoured.
There is no question the focus would be on enhancing and expanding child care services. Our position is crystal clear.