Quote Originally Posted by cfred View Post
Oh, for sure AmandaKDT. The government would pay the remainder. But you can bet that the rates won't be kept at the levels that they are now. I'm currently $46/day. I'd be absolutely shocked if I got anywhere near that with government setting the fees. They'll want to keep the costs as low as possible because taxpayers are going to be flipping out about more taxes. You can be darned sure it'll be ECEs who will subsidize the rates, once again. It has always, always, always been this way. I get the plight on both sides. However, ECEs need to start standing up for themselves. We can't and shouldn't always be expected to take the hit to satisfy everyone else.

I'd be pretty surprised if this went through at all. I think the majority of people get that it's a flawed system in Quebec. They also know that the taxes in Scandanavian countries are astronomical. There are lots and lots of people out there who are not for a universal daycare plan.
Yes, I really don't see how it would work overall. There needs to be a more complex explanation provided on how exactly the program would work. In Manitoba, a majority of private home daycares charge around $30 a day whereas in other provinces it is much more than that. Also the minimum wage, cost of living, etc. varies from province to province. So how can it make sense that it is $15 nationally. There is no way the government would subsidize you $30 per day per spot to keep you on par with the rates you charge now.