I have received another response from an MPP concerning the proposed Childcare Modernization Act (one of my daycare parents received the same one). Here it is:
Thank you for expressing your concerns about Bill 143. The Bill was just called for first reading and likely will not be debated until February at the earliest.
I have been receiving a great deal of input from stakeholders in the child care sector, and I will do my best to consider all of it in my assessment of the bill and its merits. The PC Caucus believes that child safety, parental choice, and the availability of child care are all important issues which this bill affects. As we listen to feedback, we will be judging the merits of this bill on the basis of those three principles and values.
So many people contribute hours of their time each and every day to care for our children. I appreciate how engaged people working in the system are in the legislation that governs it, and I look forward to making sure we get this right.
Thank you again for your input. Rest assured that it will be taken into account.
All the best,
MPP Rob Leone