Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There have been a number of engagements happening. There's a number still scheduled to happen. And through those engagements, we are hearing what the communities, what the childcare providers, what Indigenous governments want as a model. And we're hearing all of those options that the Member just identified. There's some communities, as he points out, where it's difficult to find a group or nonprofit to provide childcare. And in some communities, there's not enough children. Some communities, there's not a desire. So we'll never get to -- I don't think we'll likely ever get to a hundred percent of communities having childcare all the time. But I'm open to all of those options. Whatever fits a particular community, I think is what we need to look at. So we're still early in this engagement, and I look forward to being able to, you know, present to the committee and have some good discussions about what this could look like based on all of the feedback we're getting. And I have to say I appreciate the effort that the early childhood educators have put into providing this feedback. They have been a part of a lot of different symposiums, a lot of engagements. And, as well, Indigenous governments have been engaging with ECE on a number of different issues. So I want to thank them all for their participation as well. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
R.J. Simpson on Oral Question 731-19(2): Universal Childcare
In the Legislative Assembly on May 31st, 2021. See this statement in context.
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