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Child care costs are mounting

A new study says, taking Quebec out of the statistics, childcare costs across the country have increased more than 6 per cent.
In the House of Commons, MP for Ladysmith Nanaimo, Sheila Malcolmson says the Liberals have failed to produce the childcare spaces they promised and the cost of childcare rivals the cost of housing…..

The 2016 federal budget earmarked 400 million dollars next year for the child care framework.

Just how the money will be delivered is expected to be announced in the budget next year.

Sharon Vanhouwe
Sharon Vanhouwe
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