Tory premiers should prod Poilievre to keep child-care deals, minister says
Provincial conservative premiers touting $10-a-day child-care deals with Ottawa is a welcome move, even if some of the leaders now campaigning on the deals were among the last to sign them, federal Liberal Families MinisterNow she says they need to push federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to explain if he would keep the agreements in place.
Poilievre has not committed to honour the agreements. During the last election, the Conservatives under then-leader Erin O’Toole campaigned on a promise to respect the deals _ not all of which were yet signed – only for one year. After that, the Conservatives said the program would be phased out in favour of a tax credit targeting low-income families.
The inclusion of both was a sticking point for Alberta when the Liberal government first unveiled a plan.In an interview with The Canadian Press, Gould said that without Ottawa’s leadership, “there would be no child-care initiative across Canada in any of these provinces.” The Manitoba government released a social media ad earlier this month touting $10-a-day child care that didn’t mention Ottawa _ though a spokesperson for the government said it does make that reference “in some of its advertising,” including in radio ads and on a website linked from the ads.
Gould said such moves show that provincial conservatives understand the economic and social benefits of the national child-care program. The Conservatives have also raised concerns about a shortage of daycare spaces across the country, echoed by those in the sector.
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