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Press Releases: Dryden Admits Child Care Plan will not be UniversalPosted on Tuesday, June 14 @ 14:10:35 CDT by capebretoner
Released June 13, 2005
Conservative Plan is Universal and Supports Choice
OTTAWA- Carol Skelton, critic for Social Development and Rona Ambrose, critic for Intergovernmental Affairs today questioned the Minister of Social Development about his admission that his national child care system will not be universal and he has no idea what it will cost.
"The Liberal daycare plan only supports one choice – 9:00 am to 5:00 pm institutional daycare and will only increase funding for those spaces by three percent," said Ambrose.
"The Social Development Minister openly admits that he has no idea what he’s doing or where he is going. He finally admitted his child care plan will not be universal, costs aren’t calculated and children will be funded differently based on where they live,” said Skelton.
“Why is the Minister abandoning low-income Canadians, shift-workers and rural Canadians while misleading them with a story of inclusion?” asked Skelton in the House of Commons.
Ambrose added that almost 100 percent of working parents have said that if they could afford it, they would stay home part-time with their children.
“Not one cent of the liberal daycare plan will support that choice for parents. The Liberals are intent on creating a two-tier childcare system. When will this government understand that all children deserve equal support and all parents deserve choice?” asked Ambrose.
Skelton concluded by saying, “the Conservative Party of Canada plan is truly universal. We will put cash subsidies into the hands of all parents so they can make their own childcare choices.”
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