Budget promiseThat's the unsustainable status quo Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is promising to upend with her controversial free child care for preschoolers plan. But there's evidence showing that universal child care pays for itself. The more women who work, the more child care is needed — but more women in the workforce also means more people paying income taxes and money in the economy. Experts have also estimated every tax dollar spent on child care would add $2.47 to the Ontario economy. That's an important piece of this puzzle and why we need universal child care.
Source: CBC News April 03, 2018 07:52 UTC