The federal minister in charge of child-care efforts says Ontario still hasn't laid out how it would spend billions in funding allocated under a child-care deal. Families Minister Karina Gould told the CBC radio show ``Metro Morning'' today that the lack of a detailed plan is holding up negotiations for a deal that aims to provide $10-a-day child care. Ontario is the only remaining jurisdiction without a child-care deal, and Premier Doug Ford told radio station Q104 Kenora earlier this week that the province is ``very, very close'' to reaching an agreement with Ottawa. She says, however, that negotiations tend to move quickly once a plan has been submitted. The Ontario government has said it is pushing to receive more than the $10.2 billion offered by Ottawa under the national $30-billion, five-year child-care plan to cut fees to an average of $10 per day and cut them in half by next year.

Source: CBC News January 27, 2022 19:04 UTC