Will the government confirm, as reported on October 26, 2004, in the Halifax Daily News (Canadian Press), that it requested the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development to study day care issues in Canada and, if so: ( a ) did this result in the Early Childhood Education and Care Policy document; ( b ) who made the request; ( c ) to whom was the request made; ( d ) did the government pay for it either directly or in kind and, if so, when; and ( e ) was any province not willing to participate in the study and, if so, why?
In the House of Commons on December 3rd, 2004. See this statement in context.