B.C. government backtracks on commitment to child care

Excerpts from the press release:

B.C.'s minister responsible for child care has misled parents and ignored advice from it's own agencies in Friday's surprise announcement of funding cuts to child care, said the B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) today.

"The provincial government told parents and care providers in September that they would maintain child care services until at least the end of the school year, and they've gone back on their word," said BCGEU president George Heyman. "Now the minister says that some of these services will be cut, months earlier than their original funding commitment.