Madam Speaker, the member and I heard that on the doorstep from families looking for child care spots.
This tax break does nothing for them. For a family earning in the neighbourhood of $75,000 a year, that is a combined income. That means there are two individuals earning $35,000 to $38,000. They are not getting anything back.
To touch on the child care issue, we will of course welcome any kind of a benefit for the nation's children. I am a father of three and a half year old twins myself. I understand what it is like to raise kids in this environment.
The issue is the lack of child care spaces, and affordable ones at that.