Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd be happy to take that message to that meeting. I am aware that the current plan would also involve some credits to employers who provided spaces for childcare. As I understand it, the credit would be in the area of $10,000 per seat. Again, if that is going to be the route that we're going to see followed, I would take the argument that we should see more, a higher rate for businesses in the North, and I will take to the federal government the point that we don't have very many large employers in our smallest communities. So we need to have some kind of accommodation to help us make that program actually deliver more seats in our smallest communities. Thank you.
Charles Dent on Question 369-15(4): National Childcare Strategy
In the Legislative Assembly on February 9th, 2006. See this statement in context.
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Question 369-15(4): National Childcare Strategy
Item 7: Oral Questions
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