If Ontario de-funded Catholic schools and forced a merger with the English and French public school systems there would be enough savings to pay for universal childcare like our neighbors in Quebec. You would think an openly Gay and Female Premier in Wynne would have the sense to orchestrate this flip in resources. Studies have shown the savings of eliminating the Catholic boards top 1B/year in operating costs with the elimination of surplus buildings, teachers, labor and the like. A universal childcare program say the $15/day NDP model combined with the $15 minimum wage would attract more women to go to work and the tax revenue generated would more than pay for the program itself while the initial savings can start cutting the province's often forgotten yet growing 315B+ debt.