I have written before about the importance of universal childcare to a progressive society and now, as the cost of living crisis deepens, it’s time to talk about it again. I don’t have children but I have seen my friends and family members struggle for years with childcare. As the eldest in my family I have been left holding the fort when no one else could step in. It does not have to be like this.
Last year the Canadian government announced a plan to provide parents with, on average, $10-a-day regulated childcare spaces for children under six years old, within the next five years.
