Mr. Speaker, seven years ago, the Prime Minister of Canada tore up bilateral agreements with the provinces to create daycare spaces for our country's children. Instead, the government chose to create a tax credit program that has cost taxpayers over $15 billion. What is more, daycare fees did not drop by a single penny.
The government also failed to deliver on its promise to create more spaces in regulated daycares. Only 20% of children have access to regulated daycare despite the fact that the number of children under the age of four has increased by at least 11% since this government came to power.
Canadian families are in desperate need of new child care spaces to deal with the challenges of raising our country's children and keeping them healthy.
Not only has this government turned its back on Canada's children, but it has also failed the women and families that have to cope with this disgraceful situation.