Mr. Chair, I would like to thank the minister and the deputy ministers for being here this evening.
I will be splitting my time with my hon. colleague from Simcoe--Grey in this first round.
On December 10 in this House the minister said:
Mr. Speaker, the way in which Canadians look at important programs like education, health care and child care is that those are things that should be available to all Canadians...That is why we are going ahead the way we are going ahead.
It is clear that we are getting two tier day care here. The Liberal program will not be available to all Canadians. The Liberal program will have winners and losers. Why can parents not have a fair financial choice when it comes to choosing how to raise their children?