Prime Minister pushes childcare for all

On Tuesday, April 18, Prime Minister Stephen Harper reaffirmed his Government’s commitment to help all Canadian families with young children. 

“As a husband and father with children, I am particularly aware of the challenges young families face,” the Prime Minister noted.  “Nowhere is this challenge of balancing time and money more apparent than in the area of childcare.”

The Prime Minister went on to outline the failures of the previous Government on the issue of childcare.  “Over the past 13 years, we’ve been treated to a lot of fancy words on childcare.  But the truth of the matter is that not a single Canadian family has received direct financial support.  Under the Liberals, not a single daycare space was created.” 

Under its childcare plan, Canada’s New Government will:

Provide direct financial assistance to Canadian families of $1200 per year per child under the age of six; and

Actively encourage the creation of child care spaces.

“Parents have told us they are fed up with empty promises.  They’re fed up with one-size-fits-all solutions,” the Prime Minister Harper noted.  “It’s time for a new approach.  An approach that cuts out the bureaucratic middleman.  An approach that directly supports parents.  An approach that actually creates spaces.”