The parents of a toddler who died while at an East Vancouver daycare are urging British Columbians to push for $10-a-day childcare leading up to the B.C. election in May.

Sixteen-month-old Mac Sain died in January in the area of Commercial Drive and Kitchener Street.

The death did not appear to be suspicious, Vancouver police had said in a press release.

On Thursday, following the release of the federal budget, the boy香蕉视频直播檚 father, Chris, , asking B.C. residents to contact their local MLA and push for $10-a-day childcare.

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The proposal, currently backed by the NDP, would mean parents spend $10 per day for full-time care, $7 for part-time and no fee for families with an annual income under $40,000.

The plan also targets daycares that don香蕉视频直播檛 follow provincial regulations.

On average, parents spend anywhere from $400 to upwards of $1,000 for childcare.

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Thursday香蕉视频直播檚 federal budget promises $7 billion for childcare in the next ten years, which estimates to 40,000 subsidized daycare spaces across the country.

This is in addition to the liberal香蕉视频直播檚 B.C. budget, which proposes 2,000 new daycare spaces and $20 million towards the BC Early Years Strategy, totalling $300 million.

Childcare advocate Sharon Gregson says there are no more excuses for the child care plan not to be implemented.

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