As advocates for a national system are quick to point out, this is not a new discussion. It has been 50 years since the Royal Commission on the Status of Women recommended the creation of a national child care policy. Since taking power in 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has increased funding to provinces through a series of bilateral agreements for child care. Bevan is calling on Ottawa to establish a “child-care secretariat” of experts to guide new standards for the promised national system. She argues the government should stay neutral on the question of child care and says any new money should be distributed equally to all parents.

Source: thestar November 18, 2020 22:54 UTC