Feds quietly probe expanded role for child care in post-pandemic recovery GlobePolitics
Hussen has asked about the risks the sector faces through the shutdown and issues that need to be addressed to help centres reopen.At the same time, the agenda for a group of deputy ministers has in recent days included child-care funding and social infrastructure, hoping to capitalize on the goodwill between the federal and provincial governments during the pandemic.
Other details come from sources inside government with knowledge of the actions and others in close contact with the Liberals and federal officials. They spoke to The Canadian Press over the course of last week on the condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations, or because they were not authorized to reveal behind-the-scenes efforts.
Statistics Canada reported this month that 1.5 million women lost jobs over March and April, a 17 per cent drop from February levels, and suggested challenges for a recovery will be different for women.“The need for child care has never been made clearer,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said earlier this month during a press briefing.
At the same time, the Liberals are moving ahead with a promised child-care secretariat that would work toward building a national system. Outside experts consulted on child-care plans have suggested the government house the secretariat inside the Privy Council Office, which aids the prime minister and cabinet.
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