Mr. Speaker, I know that the member has been a strong proponent of the head start programs. At one point he had a motion in the House which actually was approved. I have also very strongly supported the head start programs. I might add they have been based on not for profit community based delivery.
His criticism is that somehow we are obsessed with the concern about for profit delivery. It is a very real problem that we are going to face if this system is left open. Do we really want large corporations running our child care centres where it would be based on a bottom line delivery? I do not think so.
In fact the head start model is a good model to begin from. However, I really do not want to see a system that is targeted only to the needs of low income parents, single parent families, or families that are at risk. Their needs are very critical and must be addressed, but the whole point surely even from other members of the hon. member's party is to create a universal system. It is to create a system that has broad accessibility for all kinds of families, including families where both parents work, which is a very large component.
Ask any family where both parents are working what it is that stresses them out every day. Most often the reply is that they cannot find the kind of quality child care that they need.
It seems to me that the priority is to create that universality which is widely accessible. We do not want a system that is so narrowly focused it is not inclusive. I have heard Liberal members and the minister talk about the importance of those principles. I am not sure why the member wants to make it much more narrow than what I have even heard the government speak about.