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The article discusses the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), that overnight replacement for employment insurance during the economic shutdown, millions of Canadians would have been desperate. It mentions that Canada is a stable country as a result of the CERB and other federal and provincial support measures; and the federal government has incurred a tremendous deficit and will be required to continue to do so because the government has the duty to protect us.

Statistics are presented on child care coverage rates and proportion of children living in child care deserts in several Canadian states such as Ottawa, Surrey, and Calgary.

The article informs the federal government of Canada entered into a new five-year child care funding agreement with the government of British Columbia, providing the first installment of federal money to make licensed early learning and child care programs more affordable, accessible, and inclusive. Mentions the government is aiming to achieve a 50% reduction in average fees for regulated early learning and child care to make it more affordable for families, by the end of 2022.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of hidden immigrant attempts to explain the logic of America.

The article presents the results of the study "The Parent Trap: Child Care Fees in Canada's Big Cities" released by the nonprofit research organization Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives on November 10, 2014. The study finds that the fees for child care in Brampton, Ontario account for 36% of a woman's income, but they only take up to four percent of a woman's income in Gatineau, Quebec. Other cities in Quebec that implement affordable child care fees include Laval, Montreal and Longueil.

The article reports that the 1% population of Canada wants low-cost child care. The improved care and wellbeing of children, the reduction of gender inequality, the requirement of ongoing public commitment, and the absence of an election-friendly tax cut is too much for people to handle. Showing concern from media outlets for families forced to live economically insecure lives due to unpredictable unemployment.