Finance committee  I don't think so. I think in our brief we mentioned Canadian “parents”. That could be a two-parent family or a one-parent family. It's absolutely crucial for early learning and child care for a one-parent family. I can speak to that personally, that without that kind of care I have no idea how I would have managed to support my family.

Finance committee  When fees for child care in a non-profit centre here in Manitoba go from $560 for infant care to $376 every four weeks for care of a preschooler, then $100 hardly covers any of the child care fees. It's so important for the parents to be able to go to work and have a place for their children to go that is safe.

Finance committee  Good morning, Mr. Chairman. Canadian parents need early learning and child care services to work. Child care yields high social and economic returns by promoting economic stimulus through job creation, facilitating Canada's labour force participation, and increasing government revenues from employment taxes.