Share this Story: Opinion: If the Liberals really wanted a successful federal daycare program, this one isn't itOpinion: If the Liberals really wanted a successful federal daycare program, this one isn't it Janice MacKinnon and Jack Mintz: The program will take too long to implement and fail to meet the needs of Canada's diverse workforce Photo by Getty Images/iStockphotoArticle content The federal government’s 2021 budget introduces a daycare program, fashioned after Quebec’s, as a $10-a-day, 50/50 shared-cost conditional grant program with the provinces. The success of the federal daycare initiative will depend significantly on how much flexibility the provinces have to design daycare programs that suit their unique needs. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. In terms of costs, why should provinces move from daycare costs of more than $1,000 a month to $10 a day? It would have been simpler and more expedient for the federal government to directly fund daycare costs through grants or tax credits.

Source: National Post April 29, 2021 09:56 UTC