I want to thank the member opposite for the question.

First off, I want to express gratitude to the ECEs of this province for working hard, giving back and really committing themselves to our youngest learners. During the pandemic, when so much closed, our child care centres stayed open. We are grateful for them every day.

Our government’s commitment was to reduce fees, increase spaces and lift wages—and we are doing each and every one. In fact, when we started in 2018—when the Liberals and New Democrats coalesced and fees increased by 400%, making the false choice for so many families of their child being in care or a parent, particularly women, working in the economy—we’ve ended that by cutting child care fees by 50%, saving $8,000 to $12,000 for every single child in this province.

With respect to the workforce, whom we value, we’ve increased wages by $1 per hour each year—for the agreements that we signed with the federal government. And we’ll continue to go further to ensure we lift wages, retain these workers and create good value for them within our child care sector.

You are in no position to lecture any government. You enabled a 400% increase in child care fees—the most expensive in the federation.

This Premier, this government is committed to cutting fees, increasing wages and increasing spaces, and we will take no lessons from the NDP.