COVID-19 pandemic has created a “window of political opportunity” to tackle Canada’s lack of a national childcare plan.Freeland, who also serves as deputy prime minister of Canada, made the comments during a virtual conversation with former minister Ken Dryden at the Liberal’s policy convention Thursday.
Their talk, which focused on childcare and early learning, hinted heavily at its inclusion in Freeland’s first federal budget as finance minister — which is expected to be delivered in just over a week.