Provinces Entered $10-a-Day Child Care Deal With ‘Eyes Wide Open,’ Families Minister Says

Provinces Entered $10-a-Day Child Care Deal With ‘Eyes Wide Open,’ Families Minister Says
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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Families Minister Jenna Sudds says provinces and territories signed $10-a-day child care agreements with the federal government with their “eyes wide open,” and Ottawa now expects them to make the program work.

The minister’s comments come as some child-care operators in Ontario and Alberta are warning they may withdraw from the program, or even be forced to close altogether, if they don’t get more operating funds.