Mr. Speaker, first of all, I do not apologize for visiting my constituents anytime.
What we have been able to do is a breakthrough in making arrangements with the provinces to increase the number of child care spaces available. No, it is not a lot of money this particular year coming up because agreements need to be reached with the provinces.
However, it is almost $1 billion over the next five years. For the first time the federal government is putting real money behind a commitment to provide child care spaces for Canadians. This is an important move forward.