Quebec is a bit unique in North America in that they provide government subsidized daycare to all residents. The provincial government provides funding and oversight to a range of public and private daycare providers, and then charges parents $7 a day per child (yes, that figure is correct) for daycare.
Yesterday, the Quebec government announced a change in policy for these subsidized daycare providers:
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Yesterday, the Quebec government announced a change in policy for these subsidized daycare providers:
Que. moves to ban religious instruction in daycares
QUEBEC The Quebec government made a sudden about-turn on Wednesday when it announced it will ban religious instruction in provincially funded daycare centres.
Family Minister Tony Tomassi's decision came just a day after he said he saw no problem in allowing Jewish or Islamic groups to teach their religious beliefs.
His position on Tuesday was that the religious education offered young children was merely an extension of values learned at home.
But Tomassi backtracked on Wednesday, saying there might be problems in about 20 daycare centres and that "we haven't finished our investigation."
"From now on, religious instruction will no longer be accepted in the daycare network subsidized by the Family Department," he said in Quebec City.
Tomassi refused to commit to withdrawing the permits of centres that do not comply.
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