Ignatieff’s more fiscally prudent predecessor, Jean Chrétien, didn’t bring in national daycare back when the government was grossly in surplus. If it didn’t make sense then, it sure doesn’t make sense when there is a $56-billion deficit.And they say Iggy's the smart one.
Ignatieff says the sheer lack of money won’t stop him from introducing the program.
Just the kind of guy you want in charge of federal finances.