“Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Whitby, but he did not answer the question, because he does not want to tell the actual truth about what is going on with grocery prices. He is kind of channelling his inner Jean Chrétien: A proof is a proof. The member talked about child care. Well, if a person is lucky enough to hit the lottery and get a government-subsidized child care spot, they are saving that money, but for everyone across Saskatchewan, it is actually called a child care wasteland because there are so few spots. In Saskatchewan, 30% to 40% of the people are waiting for that subsidized child care spot. They are not saving the money this guy is talking about. It is actually ridiculous. Also, I have friends who have kids in child care now, and because the money does not actually cover the cost to hire people and to feed the kids, they are charging parents another $100 or $200 to help cover the cost. Parents are paying more out of their pocket because the money the government has given for the day care spots does not cover the cost it is supposed to, for those children to get the care they want, so I—”
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The ask 12%Claims 74%Promise 6%Positioning 3%Reasoning 5%
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Madam Speaker, The ask · 21 wordsthe hon. member for Regina—Lewvan should hold his provincial government accountable to the agreements that it signed with the federal government.1Claims · 26 wordsWe transferred significant amounts of federal taxpayer dollars to every province and territory in the country in order to expand the number of child care spots.2Promise · 11 wordsWe are committed to child care because we know it works.Vague promisePositioning · 5 wordsIt is a great policy.PositioningClaims · 28 wordsIt increases productivity in the economy.It increases the rate at which parents return to work.It increases the productivity and labour market participation of women in particular, Reasoning · 8 wordswhich is a great advancement for our country.Claims · 72 wordsThe highest participation rate of women in our history is the result of that specific program.3For an average family in my riding, do members know how much it costs for child care?It is $1,800.4That price has come down to $410 per month for anyone who can get a child care spot.5There are a significant number of people saving $1,400 a month.6That is a mortgage payment for many—
