Women are especially concerned about the state of the family.
More than ever, Canadians want government action to put money in the hands of parents rather than being transferred to daycare institutions. By huge margins, Canadians want all child care subsidies to be directed to parents themselves so that parents can make the choice of the kind of child care arrangements they deem best for their offspring. On both occasions, clear majorities thought that the idea that families are in a crisis is more or less true, very true, or totally true. By immense majorities, Canadians believe that the source of family stress lies in parents spending too little time with their children, parents having too many financial woes, and tax policies that treat parents unfairly. Approximately four-fifths of Canadians take the view, as evidenced in the table below.