Mr. Speaker, yesterday the minister responsible for the status of women followed the lead of the junior finance minister and suggested that single income families are actually further ahead under the current system, ahead of dual income families.
I have a very simple question. Does the minister for the status of women not recognize the opportunity cost and the forgone income absorbed by single income families? When she said that we should consider raising the child care tax deduction, does that represent the policy of her department and the government? Will that be the policy reflected in the report of the finance committee hearings?