News Summary

• The federal government's takeover of Canada's child-care sector has been a master class in political marketing to cover disastrous outcomes.
• The government boasts in its report that the Consumer Price Index for child care has dropped since 2021, but of course the consumer price excludes the taxpayer cost of $30 billion between 2021 and 2026.
• The Department of Housing admits it faked a construction site as backdrop for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s promise of ‘faster, smarter’ home construction.
• The department billed taxpayers $32,707 to have contractors install a temporary structure for television cameras.