Mr. Speaker, I have the pleasure to present another petition from concerned people in and around my constituency about the government's plans for child care.
They say, among other things, that 70% of women with children under the age of six are employed; that a $100 a month taxable allowance amounts to a small child benefit and will not establish new child care spaces; that child care is an everyday necessity; and that there is an urgent and immediate need for additional child care spaces.
The residents of Nova Scotia call upon the government to honour the early learning and child care agreement in principle and to fund it for a full five years.