Procedure and House Affairs committee  David used to babysit Danelle when she came to town.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I'd like to take a slightly different tack, because I think pregnancy and birth is about that period of transition for the first two years. You can fix the child care quite easily here on the Hill. The other issues are probably more problematic. The bottom line is that when your

Procedure and House Affairs committee  That's why you need to revisit the child care. When I came to Parliament there was no child care available for anybody from zero to basically the age of two and a half. Now maybe it's one and a half. You have to be toilet-trained to go into the Hill day care. Effectively, the f

Procedure and House Affairs committee  When I started, I said that I would not hire a nanny because I did not want a nanny to replace me. I had decided that right from the beginning. There was a woman who lived close to me who spoke French fluently. There are a lot of francophones in Ottawa. If we have a day care, it

Procedure and House Affairs committee  When I was a member of Parliament, the child was not allowed to step into the House. You had to pick up your child by I think 6:15—the child care closed at six, but they had some flexibility—so you could run over and run back. Honestly, the parliamentary pages—and the interns, be

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think you have to be realistic about the world. My daughter turned 29 last week, and this place was very welcoming to her 29 years ago. I remember the day I brought her in. She spit up all over John Fraser, the Speaker and it was about five minutes to two. She was like the ro

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. First of all, thank you very much for the invitation. I've probably taken a more retrospective approach to the issue. When Christine was talking about the health breaks that are necessary and some of the issues that you face when you're in Parliament, I'd