Madam Speaker, let me repeat. First, the child care expense deduction is only available to the lowest income earning spouse so that parents with part time incomes of a very small amount cannot make full use of the benefit. It is not equitable.
Second, the motion does not take into account the case of lone parents. Lone parents represent one out of every six parents in the country. They would get no benefit from the motion. I want to help them.
I do not disagree with the intent of the motion. I think I said I agree with the intent. I just do not agree with the approach and because of that I will not leave it there. I explicitly articulated three ways in which we could improve not only the fairness but also the equity between incomes and tax benefits for all families.