I believe that the $1,200 measure has a different objective. The point is not that parents don't need money to pay the costs of educating their children but one should not believe that it is a childcare program. It doesn't create new spaces in any childcare program.
That amount cannot have the immediate effect that is desirable for low-income families. What we want is transfers to the provinces so that they be able to build a childcare system. In my province, only one child out of eight has access to approved childcare services. Also, when parents have access, the services are barely affordable. Parents have to pay an average of $500 per month for services which are not always of good quality. Indeed, because of the salaries that they're able to offer, those organizations can't always hire and retain trained staff.