Excerpts from the report:
The National Liberal Women's Caucus re-affirms their commitment to the policy options proposed The Pink Book: Volume l to provide a system of early learning and child care (ELCC) across the country. This includes honouring the bilateral agreements that the previous Liberal government signed with the provinces and territories; increasing federal funding for child care to one percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP); re-investing the $1,200 per year from the Universal Child Care Benefit into the Canadian Child Tax Benefit (CCTB) and directing the value of the Spousal Credit to the spouse who remains at home.
The National Liberal Women's Caucus wants to ensure that a new
national early learning and child care system will reach families in
rural areas. Therefore, they endorse, as part of the commitment,
provisions that build on existing community strengths to meet the
unique challenges facing rural families.