Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Secretary of State for the Status of Women.
Page 38 of the red book says:
Quality accessible child care is an economic advantage for Canada. It enables single parents to end dependence on welfare and food banks by re-entering the workforce. It provides direct jobs for Canadians, particularly for women. On average, one person is employed for every five child care spaces created.
It is clear the Prime Minister has abandoned his promise to a national child care program. In the budget the Minister of Finance clearly has abandoned that promise as well. A voucher system is not a child care system.
Will the secretary of state for women state publicly today that she will support a national child care program for Canada?