安大略省滑鐵盧市 – 再次當選的自由黨政府將會幫助多達25萬名公立學校學童享受課前與課後托 兒服務，並且將會將聯邦政府在托兒費用上的支出增加將近一倍。 加拿大各地的孩童們將會在這個月重返學校。但是對于許多小學生家長來說，尋找課前課後托兒 席位十分困難，並且昂貴。在2019年，只有不到三分之一的小學生能夠得到托兒席位。而在安大 略，即使是那些有幸得到席位的家庭來說，這將會每年花費超過4000元。同時，上夜班，以及工 作時間不固定的家長們面臨著更少的選擇。由于育兒的工作大比例由女性承擔，母親們通常被迫 承擔這些責任。 加拿大自由黨領袖，賈斯廷-特魯多表示：“家長們不應該需要擔心在尋找高質量的托兒服務當中 花費高昂成本。但是對于太多家庭來說，幫助爲他們的孩子提供服務卻具有挑戰，並且成本高 昂。這樣的局面令人無法接受。今天，我們將會投資建設數十萬計的托兒服務機會，並爲家庭降 低育兒成本。” 再次當選的自由黨政府將會通過一下方式幫助小學生家長們： ● 我們將會爲十歲以下的孩童，創造多達25萬個課前課後托兒席位。 ● 我們會在全國範圍內，將家長托兒費用降低10%，這將會每年幫助安大略的四口之家省下 800元的費用。有超過100萬個家庭將會因此受益。 ● 我們會爲加班、晚班、以及需要多份工作負擔生活的家長提供更多支持，計劃將部分新增 托兒席位分配給這些最需要的群體。 我們將會接近加倍聯邦政府對省與地方級政府針對早教與托兒系統的投資，每年至少投資5.35億 元。 這些政策建立在過去四年，自由黨政府針對家庭與托兒服務的投資之上，這包括： ● 加拿大兒童福利金，這在向托兒計劃投資的基礎上，爲90%的家庭提供了更多的資金，幫 助他們應對上漲的育兒成本。自2015年開始，加拿大兒童福利金幫助30萬名兒童擺脫貧 困。 ● 早期教育與托兒計劃架構，投資75億加元，在全國範圍內創造了數十萬計的新的托兒服務 名額；同時 ● 承諾在每年發展4萬個高質量、可負擔的學習空間，在2030年前，這一數字將達到10萬。 特魯多先生表示：“與史蒂芬-哈珀一樣，安德魯-謝爾的育兒政策是爲那些就讀于私立學校的人們 減少稅負。加拿大家庭需要高質量，並且可以負擔的托兒方案，而不是以所有普通人爲代價的， 爲富裕人士提供的免稅計劃。自由黨擁有切實的計劃，在現在做出聰明的投資，讓家庭能夠得到 他們的孩子們需要的托兒服務，並且幫助他們擁有人生最好的開端。” Backgrounder: Making before and after school care more accessible and affordable for families 背景資料：幫助家庭更容易獲得可負擔的課前課後托兒服務。

LIBERALS MOVE FORWARD TO MAKE BEFORE AND AFTER-SCHOOL CARE MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR FAMILIES Waterloo, ON – A re-elected Liberal government will help up to 250,000 more public school kids get a spot in before and after-school programs and nearly double federal spending on child care. Kids across Canada are heading back to school this month. But for many families with elementary school children, finding a spot in before and after school care programs will be difficult and expensive. In 2019, less than one in three elementary school kids will be able to get a space — and in Ontario, for families lucky enough to get a spot, it will cost them more than $4,000 this year. Meanwhile, parents who work late shifts or irregular hours have even fewer child care options. Since child care still falls disproportionately to women, moms are too often left to shoulder the responsibility. “Parents shouldn’t have to worry about finding quality child care that won’t break the bank. But for too many families, getting their kids the care they need is challenging and expensive. That’s unacceptable,” said the Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, Justin Trudeau. “Today, we’re investing to create hundreds of thousands of new before and after school spaces and lower the costs of child care for families.” A re-elected Liberal government will help parents with elementary school kids by doing the following: ● We will create up to 250,000 more before and after school spaces for kids under the age of ten; ● We will put $800 back into the pockets of the average Ontario family of four — every year — by lowering parents’ fees by ten percent across the country. More than one million families will benefit; ● We will dedicate a portion of the new spaces to provide more child care options for parents who work overtime, late shifts, or multiple jobs so they can count on help when they need it most. We will do this by nearly doubling the federal support we provide to the provinces and territories through the Early Learning and Child Care Framework, investing at least $535 million more each year. These measures build on four years of Liberal investments in child care and families, including: ● the Canada Child Benefit, which — in addition to investments in child care — is putting more money in the pockets of nine out of ten families to help with the high cost of raising kids. Since 2015, the CCB has helped lift more than 300,000 Canadian kids out of poverty; ● the Early Learning and Child Care Framework, which invested $7.5 billion dollars to create tens of thousands of new child care spaces around the country; and ● a commitment to develop an additional 40,000 high quality and affordable learning spaces each year, rising to 100,000 by 2030. “Just like Stephen Harper, Andrew Scheer’s idea of helping families is to give tax cuts to those who attend private schools,” said Mr. Trudeau. “Canadian families need high quality, affordable child care solutions, not tax breaks for the wealthy at everyone else’s expense. Liberals have a real plan to make smart investments now, so that families can get the care they need for their kids, and help them get the best start possible in life.” Backgrounder: Making before and after school care more accessible and affordable for families