Mr. Speaker, what the NDP voted against was keeping seniors in poverty. We voted against inaction on child poverty and we voted against the short-sighted policies of the Conservative government.
The reality is that most families need to work two jobs just to make ends meet, yet nearly three million children do not have access to regulated child care. An affordable high-quality child care program can pay for itself. Just look at Quebec.
Why will the government not move forward on a real national child care plan that actually reduces child poverty? Why will it not act?