On pre-budget charm offensive, Trudeau announces plans to expand $10-a-day child care
SURREY, B.C. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is aiming more of his upcoming budget at young voters with a series of announcements on child care Thursday just a day after he offered supports for renters.
Trudeau says his government plans to provide more than $1 billion in low-cost loans, grants and student loan forgiveness to expand child care across Canada.
The funding is part of the Liberal government’s effort to win back support among younger voters and middle-class families.
“This is a brand new program that we are building because as a government we decided and we knew that access to affordable, high-quality child care was important right across the country, not just so kids can get the best start in life, not just because it contributes to our economic growth, but because families, particularly moms, shouldn’t have to choose between a career and raising a family.”