On pre-budget charm offensive, Trudeau announces plans to expand $10-a-day child care

The federal government's pre-budget charm offensive is back for a second straight day — this time aimed at parents and child care providers.

"This is a brand new program that we are building because as a government, we decided and we knew that access to affordable, high-quality child care was important right across the country," he said.

The government also will offer student loan forgiveness to rural and remote early childhood educators and another $10 million over two years to bolster their ranks with extra training.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says $1 billion in low-cost loans, grants and student-loan forgiveness will help open more child-care spaces across Canada.

Daycare operators in some provinces have threatened to pull out of the national system, saying the federal-provincial agreements limit fees they can charge and don't cover their costs.

On Wednesday, Trudeau kicked off the pre-budget tour by detailing a $15-million fund and a bill of rights to better protect tenants who rent their homes.