State funded child care won't increase fertility rates

Jody Dallaire in the Telegraph Journal:

"If we had quality, affordable child care that is available to families in their communities, families would choose to have the amount of children they want, and not the amount of children they can afford." (Telegraph Journal)

Not only is the above statement false, it is also seriously unsubstantiated. What we truly need in New Brunswick is opportunities that will sustain a robust economy, mitigate outmigration and encourage a greater influx of immigration.

So regardless of the claims being made today in the Telegraph Journal by the province's population growth secretariat's CEO, Humphrey Sheehan and New Brunswick's Child Care Coalition spokesperson Jody Dallaire, higher fertility rates will never be realized if the methods to obtain them are targeted tax breaks or state funded child care. As I've said in the past, taxes must be reduced right across the board (business and personal) before NBers will ever see a significant increase in birth rates.

(Hat tip Dave Campbell)