On Clause 5,

(a) by replacing lines 23 and 24 on page 3 with the following:

“child care system, including in both official languages, and its commitment to ongoing collaboration with the provinces, Indigenous peoples and official language minority communities”

“nue avec les provinces, les peuples autochtones et les communautés de langue officielle en situation minoritaire afin”

“taining long-term funding for the provinces, Indigenous peoples and official language minority communities for the establishment and mainte-”

Debate arose thereon.

After debate, the question was put on the amendment of Joël Godin and it was negatived on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Sylvie Bérubé, Rosemarie Falk, Michelle Ferreri, Joël Godin, Tracy Gray — 5;

NAYS: Chad Collins, Michael Coteau, Leah Gazan, Wayne Long, Ya'ara Saks, Tony Van Bynen — 6.

On Clause 6,

“programs and services that are culturally appropriate, that are led by Indigenous peoples and that respect the right of Indigenous peoples to free, prior and informed consent in matters relating to children.”

After debate, the question was put on the amendment of Leah Gazan and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Sylvie Bérubé, Michael Coteau, Rosemarie Falk, Michelle Ferreri, Leah Gazan, Joël Godin, Tracy Gray — 7;

NAYS: Chad Collins, Wayne Long, Ya'ara Saks, Tony Van Bynen — 4.

On Clause 7,

“(a) facilitate access to all types of early learning and child care programs and services regardless of the provider — such as those that are provided through traditional daycare centres, centres with extended, part-time or overnight care, nurseries, flexible and drop-in care, before- and after-school care, preschools and co-op child care, faith-based care, unique programming to support children with disabilities, home-based child care, nannies and shared nannies, au pairs, stay-at-home parents or guardians who raise their own children, or family members, friends or neighbours who provide care — that meet or exceed standards set by provincial governments or Indigenous governing bodies and respond to the varying needs of children and families while respecting the jurisdiction and unique needs of the provinces and Indigenous peoples;”

After debate, the question was put on the amendment of Michelle Ferreri and it was negatived on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Sylvie Bérubé, Rosemarie Falk, Michelle Ferreri, Joël Godin, Tracy Gray — 5;

NAYS: Chad Collins, Michael Coteau, Leah Gazan, Wayne Long, Ya'ara Saks, Tony Van Bynen — 6.

(a) by replacing line 4 on page 5 with the following:

“(a) increase the provision of, and facilitate equitable access to, high-quality early learning and child care”

“ernments or Indigenous governing bodies, that are reflective of other evidence-based best practices in high-quality service provision and that re‐”

“(b) enable families of all income levels, including low incomes, to benefit from”

“(c) support the provision, including in rural and remote communities, of early learning and child care programs and services that are inclusive of children from systematically marginalized groups, including children with disabilities, and of children from English and French linguistic minority communities, that”

“ilies and that respond to their varying needs; and”

“qualified early childhood education workforce that is well-supported by good working conditions, livable wages and benefits, opportunities to obtain experience and ongoing training, and other measures necessary for the recruitment and retention of staff.”

Debate arose thereon.

After debate, the question was put on the amendment of Leah Gazan, as amended, and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Chad Collins, Michael Coteau, Leah Gazan, Robert J. Morrissey, Ya'ara Saks, Tony Van Bynen — 6;

NAYS: Sylvie Bérubé, Rosemarie Falk, Michelle Ferreri, Joël Godin, Tracy Gray — 5.

“(3) Having regard to the special and unique nature of the jurisdiction of the Government of Quebec relating to early learning and child care in Quebec society and despite any other provision of this Act, the Government of Quebec may choose to exempt itself from the application of this Act by giving the Minister written notice to that effect, in which case that province may still receive the funding under section 8.”

Whereupon, Sylvie Bérubé appealed the decision of the Chair.

The question: "Shall the decision of the Chair be sustained?" was put and the decision was sustained on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Chad Collins, Michael Coteau, Rosemarie Falk, Michelle Ferreri, Joël Godin, Tracy Gray, Wayne Long, Ya'ara Saks, Tony Van Bynen — 9;

NAYS: Sylvie Bérubé, Leah Gazan — 2.

“(3) Federal investments in respect of early learning and child care programs and services subject to an agreement entered into with a province must be guided by the commitments set out in the Official Languages Act, in addition to the principles set out in subsection (1).”

After debate, the question was put on the amendment of Joël Godin, as amended, and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Sylvie Bérubé, Chad Collins, Michael Coteau, Rosemarie Falk, Michelle Ferreri, Leah Gazan, Joël Godin, Tracy Gray, Wayne Long, Ya'ara Saks, Tony Van Bynen — 11;

NAYS: — 0.