The Disastrous Rollout of the Feds’ $10-a-Day Child-Care Program

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks on as Chrystia Freeland speaks at a press conference at a local child-care centre in Ottawa, on March 29, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

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In 2021 Ottawa announced plans for nationwide $10-a-day child care at a cost of $30 billion over five years. Three years in, how is it going? Not well.