Rachael...I am sorry if you have misunderstood my point completely. I did not once say (nor do I believe) that we in Ontario are better than the rest of you!! I am not even from Ontario originally. What I said actually, was that we ALL deserve to make a decent living because this is a hard and important job...I meant YOU deserve that too! Why should childcare be a lowly kind of profession? We are caring for children during their formative years...the most important years in their lives some would say. I am truly sorry that so many of you in other provinces are barely scraping by while working your butts off...that is NOT right! THAT was my point...not that we are "special" in Ontario. As Playfelt said, I opened my daycare knowing the rules and having done my calculations as to whether it is something I can do while helping to support my family. If the rules and fees were like they are in your area, I could not have opened a daycare at all as it just wouldn't have been feasible for me. I am not asking for your support. We in Ontario have been fighting VERY hard to get amendments to this Bill so that we can keep our businesses open and so that parents won't find themselves without daycare. If something like this were facing you in NS or elsewhere, I would like to think we would all rally support for you as well. One thing I have learned throughout this process, is that when we all band together, we really DO have a lot of power to change things. If parents and daycare providers in NS were to truly band together and fight like crazy like we are..who knows...maybe you could get some changes made eventually that would make it easier for you to survive. THAT was the point of my post...not to put you down personally or anyone else in other provinces. I have seen what power we have when we all speak out about something important. Imagine if all childcare providers across the country stood up and demanded better treatment? Don't we ALL deserve that?