sly_karma
Crew Member
I've never been a supporter of any one political party and certainly not a party member, but the more i think about it, the more I like the $15 daycare plan. This is a lot different from other parties' child tax credit policies. Some families will use the money or the tax refund for daycare, but many won't. The cheap daycare plan will have every family with kids jumping to join the program and the need for more capacity will create immediate spinoff economic activity in the building trades as people invest in new, expanded or renovated daycare facilities, plus tens of thousands of reliable year-round basic jobs for young people. Many families currently spend upwards of $1000 a month for day care, now that money will circulate in their local community in different ways. This is also going to be a huge boost for women's wage equality as their current under employment and part time work become less necessary with affordable daycare. Big step forward for single parent families too.
Governments are forever tinkering with tax credits and childcare benefit amounts, they come and go according to political situation, budgetary status etc. They're a here today, gone tomorrow item, but universal subsidised child care would become structural after one term because of its obvious, easy to understand benefits. Within a few years it will be an untouchable plank in the Canadian system, just like health care and subsidised university education. Those were originally derided by political opponents as being unaffordable and socialist too, but who'd be without them now?
Even if you don't have kids (mine are grownups), it's easy to see the benefits across our society. Government spending on this program will have threefold impact in follow-on spending (people with jobs and businesses spend money!) This policy could have come from any of the major parties and I'd support it. Please consider doing the same.
Governments are forever tinkering with tax credits and childcare benefit amounts, they come and go according to political situation, budgetary status etc. They're a here today, gone tomorrow item, but universal subsidised child care would become structural after one term because of its obvious, easy to understand benefits. Within a few years it will be an untouchable plank in the Canadian system, just like health care and subsidised university education. Those were originally derided by political opponents as being unaffordable and socialist too, but who'd be without them now?
Even if you don't have kids (mine are grownups), it's easy to see the benefits across our society. Government spending on this program will have threefold impact in follow-on spending (people with jobs and businesses spend money!) This policy could have come from any of the major parties and I'd support it. Please consider doing the same.