When Chrystia Freeland revealed the Liberal government’s 2021 budget, which included an ambitious five-year plan for improving child care costs and access across the country, it was met with equal parts excitement and skepticism. After all, Canadians have heard this before, especially those of us who pay exorbitant daycare fees in cities like Toronto and Vancouver.
So when Today’s Parent senior editor Ariel Brewster chatted with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Instagram Live this week, she had some questions about how the $10/day child care plan could actually go down. During the chat, we also learned some fun things about life at Rideau Cottage with three kids doing remote learning?and the one printer that happens to be in Dad’s office. The PM also shared his summer plans and advice for how parents should proceed in such uncertain times. Here’s a recap. Let?s talk about the timeline for the child care plan. My kids are three and six, so I have the sense that it?s too late for me. How does the five-year timeline work for people who are looking to expand their family in the next little while, or people who are pregnant now" How do we get there"
That?s always been one of the political conversations around child care, that by the time a government actually does something and invests in child care?because if you?re going to build up a quality system, it?s going to take a few years?that means the people who need it right now might have their k...