Status of Women committee  First of all, I think we all agree that child care needs to become more affordable and that we have to help parents far more. The most affordable form of child care is what we have right now, Ms. Mathyssen, and what we need is more money. The Canada child benefit is fantastic. F

Status of Women committee  Is that because of my mike?

Status of Women committee  Is there any way, though, that at least for the English-speaking people who can hear this, I would really prefer to say it and I can still do a brief after? It's hard for me to remember what I'm saying.

Status of Women committee  Okay.

Status of Women committee  I'm going to add in terms of other areas, other provinces having their own jurisdiction, the option that Andrea and I are talking about is direct support from the government to continue the great diversity of care that we have across the country, with refundable tax credits, beca

Status of Women committee  Sorry, but are you talking to me?

Status of Women committee  I think there are a few reasons for this. First of all, Andrea mentioned the Gruber, Baker and Milligan report, which, shockingly, Liberal advisers have not brought forth to you. It points out serious concerns in the mental health and behaviour problems that have happened, and w

Status of Women committee  I'll just add to what Andrea said. Just last month an article in iPolitics, in referencing the Auditor General of Quebec, said: Quebec budgets $2.4 billion a year for daycare, but still doesn’t offer enough subsidized spaces to meet the needs of Quebec families. The article

Status of Women committee  I'm going to take my hearing aids off. It could be due to that, so just give me one second.

Status of Women committee  No, no, I'm going to continue. I will be one second, okay?

Status of Women committee  Let's see if this helps. I'm just going to keep going. You say in the throne speech that labour is on board and that you want to create more jobs. You can't honestly be willing to use two- and three-year-olds, i.e., put them in an unproven system just to create jobs for adults,

Status of Women committee  Okay. I have one more paragraph, so I'm going to go ahead. You will have to explain to all Canadians how grandmothers, neighbours, trusted friends, co-ops, nannies, Montessori schools, small French schools, all private—small and large—day cares, neighbourhood home care, nursery

Status of Women committee  Okay. Do you really want to offer low-income women child care so they can be underpaid workers in long-term care homes? I'm asking you to look them in the eye and say, “Yep, we think it's more important that you work in these conditions and for that pay than to spend a few preci

Status of Women committee  I really want to make this work. I did the testing last week. Do you want me to move it up or down?

Status of Women committee  I want to start by saying that I really hear what Ms. David is saying. I started a neighbourhood association—