Human Resources committee  I don't know if I see it differently or not, but being ten years ahead of everything going on in this room right now, I feel like a lot of déjà vu is taking place. I must say that the fact that Quebec's existing situation is being relatively overlooked I find troubling, to say

Human Resources committee  Can I answer that?

Human Resources committee  The special care needs children in Quebec did have special services prior to the imposition of this day care—not child care—program. You call it “third party” child care. They were all of a sudden lumped in with an existing system that was there to serve all children. What ended

Human Resources committee  On the question of universality, if only eight-to-fivers or nine-to-fivers take that bracket, in Quebec it means first come, first served. The parent who has one income, who has no alternative but to work, has to stay and wait on a waiting list, while the parents who may have one

Human Resources committee  Mr. Lessard, earlier, you said that you were offended by remarks about the mediocrity of child care services in Quebec. Professor Phillip Merrigan, from UQAM, in collaboration with Pierre Lefebvre, has written several comprehensive reports on the effects of day care on children

Human Resources committee  Am I too fast for the lady?

Human Resources committee  Where would you like me to start from, since my translation was picked? The list goes on. On the other hand, there are many responsible parents who would prefer to receive money, now being paid out by government directly to the day cares, in order to provide their own child's c

Human Resources committee  Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, for the opportunity to testify today. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, for the opportunity to testify today. Let's start at the end. We respectfully recommend the following. Firstly, all federal MPs elected to ridings in Quebec have the moral o