Madam Speaker, I want to ask the minister about her commitment to child care. The budget eliminated a subsidy that allowed for a great deal of transportation funds to be available to farmers in western Canada. In the past, rural women have found themselves having to find child care when child care was not available. With the elimination of the Crow benefit the pressures on the financial aspects of farming will be increased. Rural women who have in the past called for child care I am sure will be asking the minister for her support in the future to see a federal commitment to child care in rural areas.
Can the minister tell us if she continues to be committed to child care, especially in rural Canada?