Expected Child Care Program Raises Hopes and Concerns

Universal child care announcement likely in throne speech, but research points to problems in Quebec example

A woman walks past a child care centre that's closed due to the pandemic, in Toronto on April 10, 2020. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette

Support for a universal child care plan has been voiced by both the minority Liberal government and the NDP. Child care advocates welcome the news, but the approach and expenditure also have critics.

Morna Ballantyne, executive director of advocacy group Child Care Now, told The Epoch Times that child care is on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s radar.