Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act  Mr. Speaker, I would say that this is where partnership is key. I had the pleasure, just this past year, to be in Manitoba with the premier to announce spaces in rural Manitoba. The province, together with the federal government, was ensuring that 1,650 new spaces, if I am not mi

Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for Winnipeg Centre for really being a true ally in getting this legislation moving forward. I would point out that, in the member's own province of Manitoba, there has been a commitment by the provincial government there to place spendi

Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act  Mr. Speaker, the data speaks for itself. We have numbers ranging from $1.80 to $2.65 for every dollar we put in as a return on investment, which is good money well spent. However, I would emphasize that I asked my Quebec colleagues this: How did this happen in Quebec first? Who

Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act  Mr. Speaker, I will note what I felt was missing from my colleague's speech today when she talked about what was missing from the legislation. She did not seem to mention that licensed private child care providers are actually grandfathered into the agreements in terms of accessi

Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act  Madam Speaker, my hon. colleague from Alberta and I have many great conversations here in the House. I was thrilled to hear that he understands how child care is really a great contributor to social growth and the advancement of women. It is certainly something I value. He talks

Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from Saskatchewan for her comments tonight. However, I would encourage her to actually read what is available in the public data record on agreements online. Her own province, in 2022, created 1,800 new spaces and 409 new licensed

Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act  Madam Speaker, we seem to have delved into the energy sector when we are supposed to be talking about child care. Nevertheless, I would like to remind the member that the bill reinforces the agreements. The Premier of Ontario signed their agreement. He was the last one to sign,

Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act  Madam Speaker, I congratulate my colleague on her new arrival. We corresponded a bit by email, but I am happy to see her on the screen and joining us in the House. I would like to ask my colleague about the Alberta agreement, since she is from Alberta. It provided for an additio

Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act  Mr. Speaker, as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, I would like to thank my colleague for his comments. As a matter of fact, the premier of Ontario and the Ontario government signed agreements with us, and this is in the mem

Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his comments. As someone who is of Jewish descent, I always find his pondering of Yiddish proverbs interesting, to say the least. He spoke about his home province of Alberta and the lack of flexibility and lack of understanding of the

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, the Government of Canada recognizes the significant and lasting impact that forced adoption had on individuals and families across Canada and has formally acknowledged the work of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology’s on the 2018 r

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act defines an essential service as follows: “Definitions 4 (1) The following definitions apply in this Part: Essential service means a service, facility or activity of the Government of Canada that is or will be, at any ti

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, with regard to part (a), in budget 2021, the Government of Canada committed to providing provinces and territories with over $27 billion over five years to build a Canada-wide early learning and child care, ELCC, system. As part of this system, the Government of Cana

Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act  Madam Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition stated previously that the Liberals think it is up to the federal government to decide how children should live and how their care should be delivered. The Bloc members think the Government of Quebec should have this responsibility. How

Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act  Madam Speaker, my colleague from across the way and I always have very meaningful conversations when it comes to women's issues, families and children. I always value what she has to add to the discussion, including tonight. However, let us be realistic. The demand for child care