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House Hansard - 150

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
January 31, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 150 - Jan/31/23
Ms. Marilyn Gladu (Sarnia—Lambton, CPC)
  • Jan/31/23 12:02:22 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-35 
Thank you, Madam Speaker. Yes, I am a happier member this year. Madam Speaker, my question for the member opposite is actually about ideas to add to what has been put in place here. Organizations like CUPE are saying that there are three times more spaces needed than have been created. When we studied this issue in the status of women committee, it was clear that one size did not fit all. There are people who work odd hours. There are people who, from a cultural point of view, prefer to have an aunt or a grandmother look after the children. What is the government's plan to augment what it has already put forward?
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Context: House Hansard - 150 - Jan/31/23
Mrs. Stephanie Kusie
  • Jan/31/23 12:48:56 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-35 
Quite frankly, Madam Speaker, I do not think that. I am from Alberta, so what Ottawa does with the money we send it is not our problem at the moment, but I hope it will be someday. My colleague also talked about the number of child care spaces. That is a problem. I think this program will result in more problems with spaces. Lots of parents are going to want a space, but there will not be enough workers for all those spaces. I think there is a problem with the money and how it is distributed as well as with the number of child care spaces.
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Context: House Hansard - 150 - Jan/31/23
Mr. Alex Ruff (Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, CPC)
  • Jan/31/23 4:24:06 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-35 
Mr. Speaker, my question to my colleague is really about the challenges with the program. It is talked about as being universal. However, there is one private facility in my riding in Owen Sound, the Queen of Hearts, which has unfortunately needed to opt out of the program. If it were to opt in, it would need to either cut services such as food programs for the children it takes care of, cut spaces or go bankrupt. Further, even municipal-run child care centres are needing to cut services to school-aged kids to meet the staffing requirements for the demand for those under the school age. Could the member expand on the challenges with this program and how it is not universal at all if the spaces do not exist?
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