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A recent article in the Globe and Mail (February 2, 2006) summarized a research report that claims that Quebec's universal child care system leads to more aggressive behaviour in children and more depression in mothers. The research upon which the article is based, "Universal Child Care, Maternal Labor Supply and Family Well-Being", was first published in the U.S.-based National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and has been given quite a bit of visibility by the C.D Howe Institute in Canada. In our view, the article is seriously flawed, the conclusions misleading and does a disservice to the national discussion on child care and family support programs. We have read the research paper carefully and can report that, in reality, there is really no information in it that is directly relevant to the Quebec child care program.