If an extension is not worked out, the whole child-care sector in Ontario could be thrown into chaos, dependent as it is on federal money to subsidize the actual costs of the program. If that happens, angry parents will be looking for someone to blame. It’s more likely to be Premier Doug Ford than the super-popular Carney. It will be easy for Carney to point to relative success in other provinces, talk about the billions of dollars the government has spent, and blame the Ontario government.







