Patty Hajdu: “On average, families are saving about $11,000 per year, per child. That's a giant savings across the country.”

In terms of workers’ rights, we’re actually strengthening their rights.

What I hear more from Ontario parents, to be frank, is the need for additional spots and the need for the growth of the system overall.

And that mediator's report — should it become public — is not going to be pleasant for a company's shareholders [or] their reputation in Canada and worldwide. Nobody wants to know that their shipper had a deal at the table and didn't pick…

“Ultimately, the government does not want to resolve the dispute for parties,” Hajdu said.