In this case, the odd juxtaposition is of a government that is, at the same time, spending too little and too much on child care. As a Toronto Star editorial thundered: “Ottawa should be looking at spending billions, not millions, on early childhood education each year”. Yet the reality is, the government is spending billions supporting families – possibly more billions than the country can afford on a sustained basis. Add the $500 million a year for the child care deal and you hit $26 billion. The plan costs $5 billion more than the Tories’ Universal Child Care Benefit and doesn’t claw back any tax.

Source: National Post June 12, 2017 22:07 UTC