[Envitro]

While I agree with your overall sentiment and generally fall in the exact same voter category as you, I see child care slightly differently, more from a purely economic perspective.

We already do state-sponsored childcare in one way, and it's school.
I don't see the difference honestly (apart from the obvious)...

If you free parents up to go earn money, you get more income tax revenue, better overall GDP, and free up cash for spending in the economy.

It doesn't make sense to have one parent work only for the purpose of paying for childcare where 80-90% of their income goes to paying for childcare.

Yes, in this case this lady makes good money. However, if a government program is available to someone that makes $36k/yr, why wouldn't it be available at the same rate to someone making more? Why do all social programs have to be income-tested? In reality, the person making $100k+/yr is paying much more in taxes, so should they not also get some benefit from that?

For example, a person making $36k/yr pays approx. $4,600 in Federal and Provincial taxes. Someone making $100k/yr pays about $24,000 in same taxes.

I don't think it's about entitlement.

I've never used any government service since I've been a tax-paying adult. I have nothing against taxation, but I feel like people on upper-middle end of the tax spectrum get taken for a bit of a ride, paying for government services that they never get any use from.

Another example would be this NDP Carbon Tax rebate. It's income tested, which means that anyone making over $65k of declared income never sees a penny from their rebate. It's just another income tax.