Mr. Speaker, as I mentioned in the House earlier, we know that the language used by a child when he or she first goes to child care will very likely be the language chosen in kindergarten, elementary school and high school. It means that what we do in terms of early learning and child care matters. That point was made significantly and often in our last meetings. The provinces and territories are very aware of the importance of that. We will continue to press that point.
In the House of Commons on February 22nd, 2005. See this statement in context.