Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, our original mandate document called on the government to create a plan to provide for universal child care in the Northwest Territories. The intention there was not necessarily to look for the funding to implement universal child care within the life of this Assembly, but to ensure that there was a plan in place in the event that there was money available to implement universal child care. As it turns out, the new federal government does have money to create 40,000 new spaces for child care in Canada over the next ten years. What we need is a plan so that when the bilateral negotiations finish, and this money begins to flow, we have a solid understanding of where we need to improve accessibility and affordability of child care by creating this plan. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Julie Green on Committee Motion 116-18(2): Addition Of Text Regarding Making Childcare Accessible And Affordable, Carried
In the Legislative Assembly on October 4th, 2017. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 116-18(2): Addition Of Text Regarding Making Childcare Accessible And Affordable, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
October 3rd, 2017
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