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The flaws with the Libs plan, are as many have noted, it doesn't consider those who keep their kids at home.
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I don't think this is a flaw at all. If the issue is daycare, stay at home parents do not have the issue. Daycare is supposed to allow mothers to return to the workforce, not compensate stay at home mothers. It's akin to saying the northern tax allowance is unfair b/c you have to live in the north to collect it. In order to collect the daycare benefit, it should be a service you require. Canadians have an unhealthy obsession with fairness and equal access to gov't programs - you can see it with healthcare as well. Simply, what possible reason can you give that suggests stay at home parents need money to subsidize their daycare expenses? If you want to call it a baby bonus cheque with the goal of increasing the birthrate, fine - then it makes sense as a 'head subsidy'.