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House Hansard - 203

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 31, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 203 - May/31/23
Ms. Louise Chabot
  • May/31/23 7:11:45 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-35 
Madam Speaker, I would say that it is first and foremost a question of equal opportunities for children. Of course, it contributes to women's participation in the workforce. If quality child care is not an option, women are likely to leave the workforce in order to care for their children, but it will not be by choice. Public child care has offered vibrant and stimulating environments for children and has allowed women to return to the workforce or not lose their careers. Some may see it as an expense, but it is an investment because it is a win-win situation.
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Context: House Hansard - 203 - May/31/23
Ms. Michelle Ferreri (Peterborough—Kawartha, CPC)
  • May/31/23 8:06:41 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-35 
Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her speech; I work with her on HUMA, listening to witness testimony. One of those testimonies was from Jennifer Ratcliffe, the director at Pebble Lane Early Learning, who said: We are already finding that we are struggling to expand, and when opportunities arise, we have to turn them down. We are simply not able to move forward, because of the lack of funding. We've had to turn down thousands of spaces, me and other providers I know. We're just not in a position to accept them, because we can't access the new spaces funding and we are having to operate under the fee caps. At a time when the wait-lists are outrageous, and there are child care deserts across the country, what would my colleague say to Ms. Ratcliffe?
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