Thank you, Madam Chair. I won't get into the debate about what I feel about the comment of, like -- of the for-profit being the designation between helping and not helping. I would actually want to re-term that as the, you know, for barely-profit or barely-for-profit would be more accurate, I think.
My question, though, is when this money was announced, you know, I had hoped that we would be able to look into putting money into small communities to pay relatives, etcetera, that take care of grandchildren or nieces and nephews and such. And then upon my conversations and my many conversations with day home providers, it's my understanding that in order to do that there would need to be a subclass or sublicense created around a relative caring for kids. And I just want to know if the department is looking at that?
I mean, when I look at this again -- and I mean, go against the grain. I am a Yellowknife MLA however this is only benefitting large regional centres in Yellowknife. It's not benefitting people in small communities where we need people to be able to get out and be employed and be -- we all know being employed leads to better well-being and mental health because you have a reason to get up, you have a point of pride, you could take care of your family. So can the Minister or the department speak to how does this help get money into the hands of the people in small communities that need child care? Thank you.