Human Resources committee  I'd have to get back to you. Absolutely, we will endeavour to get that response back to the committee and we'll work with our partner departments on that.

Human Resources committee  The number of spaces is slightly different in the context of indigenous early learning and child care. There are three current federal programs that indigenous communities are using to deliver indigenous early learning and child care. There are an on-reserve aboriginal head star

Human Resources committee  What we do know is that there are families across Canada in a multitude of differing situations: newcomers, low-income families, middle-class families living in centres where child care is highly expensive or those in child care deserts where there are simply not enough spaces. T

Human Resources committee  A number of research studies point to exactly what the honourable member has just stated, yes.

Human Resources committee  In 2017, all provinces and territories signed the multilateral framework, other than Quebec, which agreed in principle. In that framework there are sections that deal with exactly what you are speaking to, the inclusivity, which is the way we ensure that all children...and prov

Human Resources committee  Yes, and in 2018 the federal government worked with all three distinction-based groups and also with urban indigenous people on a codeveloped indigenous early learning and child care framework that spells out for each of the distinction groups their community's aspirations for th

Human Resources committee  Yes, that is true. Numerous studies have pointed to the importance and the long-term value of early learning and child care that is of high quality.

Human Resources committee  We have heard from numerous stakeholders, including parents, about the importance of high-quality, affordable accessible child care.

Human Resources committee  With all due respect to the honourable member, I don't believe that's an accurate characterization of what I've said. We work closely with provinces and territories through a number of tables, but particularly through the multilateral framework and there are agreements in place w

Human Resources committee  Yes, absolutely. The money is transferred to provinces and territories based on an agreement that they co-sign and codevelop with us.

Human Resources committee  The agreements in place allow provinces and territories absolutely to meet the needs and priorities in their jurisdictions, using federal funds, within the context of the multilateral framework they are all signatories to and agreed to and co-developed with the federal government

Human Resources committee  Mr. Chair, thank you for the question. I'm not sure—

Human Resources committee  I can say that the Province of Manitoba, as a signatory to—

Human Resources committee  I have not had any communication from Manitoba that they specifically—

Human Resources committee  I'm sorry. Even there, British Columbia is also a signatory to the 2017 multilateral framework. They are a partner with the federal government in the multilateral framework and the funding that is provided to provinces and territories for early learning and child care.