While I am glad that the Libs are acknowledging the problem and taking some steps, this doesn’t go anywhere near far enough.

When my two children were small,  I was paying roughly double my mortgage in monthly child care fees.  Luckily my spouse’s income was higher than that, but many women simply cannot afford to work because of fees – and many families are limiting the number of children they have because of cost.

Québec’s model is likely too extreme – universal care at seven bucks a day – but a means tested sliding fee scale that takes regional living costs into account would make incredible sense.  If that is too hard to administer, try making the tax deduction fairer.  In my day it was capped at 7K, and only the lower income earner could declare it.  Ridiculous.

We have two choices – help Canadian families or increase immigration levels.  I have no problems with immigrants, but feel the former is the better alternative.