“Child care should be part of our social infrastructure in this country, available to everyone who needs it,” said Carolyn Ferns of the Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care. The clause has alarmed child-care advocates who note the Liberals’ 2005 national child-care plan under Paul Martin listed universality as one of its four guiding principles. Ontario last week unveiled a five-year action plan to create high quality, affordable child care for all families, including $1.6 billion in capital spending. Quebec pledged $5-a-day child care in the mid-1990s and now charges parents up to $20 a day. “Child care should be part of our social infrastructure in this country, available to everyone who needs it,” said Carolyn Ferns of the Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care.

Source: thestar June 12, 2017 00:22 UTC