Expensive Conservative Party plans for voters during the election campaign seemed to blend in nicely with the Christmas hoilday season. A few days after promising to cut the GST, the Conservatives unveiled another promise of child care grants to the parents of every child under the age of 6.
Speaking at a children’s play centre, Harper said the Tories would offer a child-care allowance of $1,200 a year for each child under six. Parents could then decide how to spend the money — whether on day care, babysitters or play programs.
The Tory plan differs sharply from the Liberal child-care strategy, which aims at lower-income parents and focuses on early childhood development in regulated centres.
