(The Canadian Press)

By rdnewsNOW staff

Premier not sure if it's the "right fit"

Kenney pumps brakes on Ottawa’s proposed child-care plan for Alberta

Apr 21, 2021 | 1:25 PM

Premier Jason Kenney says he is not sure if the federal government’s proposed child-care plan would be the right fit for Alberta.

The plan has been widely celebrated by children and family advocates for being forward-thinking, particularly for low- and middle-class Canadians.

The Liberals are investing nearly $30 billion in drastically reducing the costs of child care by 50 per cent in 2022 and down to $10 a day in the next five years. Federal budget documents show the plan will allow an estimated 240,000 parents to enter the workforce.

However, Kenney says the federal Liberal plan would only support what he calls “urban 9-to-5 government- and union-run institutional daycare options.”

“I’ve never thought it’s fair to tax who, for example, make that sacrificial choice, in order to subsidize only one kind of care, which excludes rural families, shift workers and many Indigenous people,” Kenney said Tuesday.

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Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson says the Alberta government needs to get over itself and that people are not interested in a jurisdictional square dance over child care.

(With file from The Canadian Press, Global)