David Eby Addresses Family’s $10-a-Day Child Care Spot
B.C. NDP Leader David Eby is vowing to secure a new federal child care funding deal by Dec. 1 if re-elected, after confirming his family benefits from $10-a-day child care services. Eby was asked by reporters during a campaign stop over the weekend about his family’s child care arrangements and confirmed his youngest child has […]
TL;DR
- B.C. NDP Leader David Eby confirmed his youngest child has a subsidized daycare spot, benefiting from the $10-a-day child care service.
- Eby pledged to secure a new federal child care funding deal by December 1 if re-elected.
- The B.C. Conservative Party criticized Eby, calling his family's access to subsidized care unfair.
- Conservatives highlighted that approximately 90 percent of B.C. families are on waitlists or pay high market rates for child care.
- The criticism suggests that a high-income family occupying a subsidized spot is problematic for those unable to access such services.