That’s what I am, a working mom. I would love to “just” be a mom, but there are bills that need to be paid, sports that need to be played, and shoes that need to be… okay, want to be bought.
I am fortunate in that my 2 year old is at my mother-in-law's house while my husband and I are at work. I don’t pay for daycare. I was not so fortunate with my older daughter. We paid about $200 a week for her to attend daycare.
I know, that’s peanuts compared to a larger city. When she was really little, and I was living in Toronto, I paid $50 a day!
I had always wished they would institute full-day kindergarten, and they did; the year she started grade one.
Now, I am hearing rumbles that full-day kindergarten is on the chopping block so the government can save some coin. I get it, it’s expensive, hundreds of millions of dollars. BUT until the government stops other ridiculous expenditures, perhaps full-day kindergarten should stay. Perhaps giving parents a break is a good idea. Maybe now that they see how expensive it is, they will take another look at their $100/month Universal Child Care benefit…And, knowing them, axe that too.
If they are really looking to cut back that deficit, how about not paying $90,000 A DAY to figure out how to cut back the deficit? How about not spending more on ice shacks for the Rideau canal than most people pay for their house?
I’m tired of the government taking away important funding and then not being taken to task for their frivolity elsewhere.
I work hard, I have debt too. So, you know what happens when there is no money for shoes? I don’t buy shoes. Do you think the government would pay me $90,000 a day to give them some advice?
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