At a news conference in St. John’s, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces that the federal government has reached a funding agreement with the government of Newfoundland and Labrador aimed at improving access to child care and early learning in the province. The deal follows similar agreements between Ottawa and British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Yukon, and Prince Edward Island.

Also taking part in the event are Andrew Furey, the premier of Newfoundland and Labrador; Ahmed Hussen, the federal minister of families, children and social development; Tom Osborne, Newfoundland and Labrador’s minister of education; Elizabeth Kidd, the president and CEO of the College of the North Atlantic; and Ocean Whelan, an early childhood educator.

Responding to questions from reporters, the prime minister also comments on the federal government's agreement with Newfoundland and Labrador to reduce the costs of the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project, as well as the timing of a possible federal election.