After decades of contentiousness, it’s surprising how quickly Canada’s new national child-care program has become as familiar and comfortable as your dog’s favourite squeeze-toy. The aim is to provide $10-a-day child care across the country by 2026. The plan is being hailed as an important first step that could lead to the development a strong, public child-care system — with strict limits on private profit-making. Compare this to Canada, where child care, when available, is often housed in makeshift quarters, with few resources and underpaid staff. But child care is a big international business, and a growing portion of Canada’s child care is provided by corporate chains that are anxious to expand here.

Source: thestar January 13, 2022 23:02 UTC