Thank you, Madam Chair. This is one of my favourite budget lines, and I'm very happy to see the department brought this forward and it's continuing. Before we even get into the conversation of what universal daycare looks like, there's huge infrastructure gaps, and it's huge making sure those spaces exist. I think this is not nearly enough money to close that gap, but on the other hand, the work being done to schools, I think, gives us a lot of that potential. Can I just get a little more information on this funding? Is this, essentially, an application-based fund? Do we have numbers on how many people applied, and how much they were applying for? I just want to get a sense of the need for this fund? Thank you, Madam Chair.
Rylund Johnson on Committee Motion 75-19(2): Tabled Document 286-19(2): Main Estimates 2021-2022 - Finance - Deferral of Department (page 137), Carried
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Committee Motion 75-19(2): Tabled Document 286-19(2): Main Estimates 2021-2022 - Finance - Deferral of Department (page 137), Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 9th, 2021
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