Canada: PM Justin Trudeau discusses child care in B.C., Iran, medical assistance in dying – December 2, 2022

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a news conference in Richmond, B.C., to highlight the child-care agreement between the federal government and the province. The governments announced funding for a $10-a-day child-care program in July 2021. B.C. was the first province to sign onto the federal government's child-care plan announced in the 2021 federal budget. The prime minister is joined by federal Families Minister Karina Gould, B.C. Premier David Eby, and B.C. Minister of State for Child Care Katrina Chen. The news conference comes as reduced child-care fees in the province come into effect. The prime minister faces questions on topics including Canada's sanctions against Iran, medical assistance in dying, the opioid crisis in B.C., and aid for Afghanistan.