Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I could have an open consultative process, but at the end of the day there may be no deal. We would spend the money on a consultation without knowing if we're even going to get one dollar to spend on this program. At this point, until we see the money in the budget, we don't know the terms and conditions or when it's going to come down. So, no, I'm not prepared to advance the prospect of going out on a consultation to try and find out how we should spend this. Because of the nature of the agreement, I can't even share with the public what the draft is right now. We've been told that there's no deal until everybody agrees on the points of the deal. So I don't have a lot of detail that I can take out to talk about.
The federal government has come to the table for the first time ever and said we're prepared to invest in early learning and childcare. They've advanced a number of conditions and positions and we're at the table saying hey, we want some money. This is a good deal. This is the first time ever that they've come to the table like this. It's a great opportunity. But because it's their money, they get to set the details out. So we're waiting to find out what those are, and then we'll try and work our program to fit around what they insist on. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
