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 Minister Karina Gould said.
Now she says they need to push federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to explain if he would keep the agreements in place.
Several premiers have used or are using the deals in their re-election bids, including United Conservative Party Leader Danielle Smith in Alberta, a province expected to enter a campaign any day now. The inclusion of both was a sticking point for Alberta when the Liberal government first unveiled a plan.
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. Hitting that target by the end of this year was a campaign pledge Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King also rolled out when his Progressive Conservatives sought re-election this spring, saying they were among the first to sign a deal.Gould said such moves show that provincial conservatives understand the economic and social benefits of the national child-care program.
But during a committee hearing, she charged that the existing plan is not universal, saying that some child-care arrangements — such as home daycares or families that rely on nannies or extended family to take care of their children — are left out.
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