Mr. Speaker, yesterday the junior finance minister told us that the government does not value the work of parents who stay at home. Let me tell the government that the most important work in the world is done by parents who stay at home and raise future generations.
It was not just a slip of the tongue. I have in my hand a memo from the Prime Minister's Office which says that the assumption that increased tax deductions will encourage parents to quit their jobs and return to the kitchen is naive.
Why does the government perpetuate these kinds of negative prejudicial stereotypes about parents who make sacrifices to do what is best for their kids?