HChef, subsidized daycare is known to increase birth rates (QC has the highest in the country) and allow more women to participate in the work force.  (Fees for newborns are approaching 2K per month in most cities, making it unaffordable for most working women).  As far as I can see it's either that or increase immigration.

And are you really saying that taxpayers shouldn't foot the bill for education?  Wow.  I am considered upper middle class, and there is absoutely no way I could afford to keep my two kids if I paid for private school from JK on and university tuition was at US levels.

In case you didn't realize it, children are future workers and taxpayers.  If we don't invest in them, the country is finished.