The Trudeau government is crushing private-sector childcare in Ontario

Although not banned by federal restrictions, private operators cannot properly compete in a sector now awash in public funds without equal access to funding.

In a recent letter to Families Minister Jenna Sudds, the Peel Regional chair said the federal quota that limits participation of private for-profit suppliers is ‘restricting the creation of new child care spaces.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY MATTHEW LAU

September 25, 2024

The Trudeau government’s national $10-per-day childcare program continues to produce widespread shortages in Ontario, and its

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