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Affordable childcare without access is a false promise for Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is far behind when it comes to childcare availability
In 2023, the Saskatchewan government was quick to claim credit as one of the earliest provinces to introduce $10 per day childcare fees as part of its Early Learning and Child Care agreement (CWELCC) with the federal government. But in many ways, reducing fees was the easier part of the…
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Childcare deserts in Canada: find where your community fits in 2025
This year’s childcare deserts database shows some progress—but most parents will still have trouble finding a space.
Canada’s federal child care program, which began rolling out in 2021, has two main goals: lower fees to $10 per day per child, and expand the amount of space available in licensed childcare facilities to ensure that all families have access to the affordable services. Progress on reducing fees was…
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Child care also an austerity victim
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press August 29, 2023 Manitoba billboards promoting $10/day childcare create the perception that the Province of Manitoba has increased funding and support for childcare. The reality is quite different. Despite provincial ELCC spending being higher than it was in 2016, federal funding accounts for…
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2023 Gideon Rosenbluth Memorial Lecture with Economist Ha-Joon Chang
(video) Economist Ha-Joon Chan delivers the 2023 Gideon Rosenbluth Memorial Lecture, co-hosted by the CCPA-BC and the UBC Vancouver School of Economics.
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Soft rock and a soft touch
Trove of FOI documents sheds new light on lax regulation of troubled Site C dam It was the bureaucratic equivalent of waiting for a box of Timbits and a Double-Double at the Tim Hortons’ drive thru. In the space of just hours on a single day in June 2020, the…
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Fast Facts: Pandemic Punctures Childcare Illusion
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press, March 25, 2020. Who knew that childcare would punch through as a key priority in a global pandemic? The illusion that childcare is a simple and private family matter has just been shattered by swiftly-moving events. For years, Canadian governments could treat childcare…
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You must be kidding: Confronting key myths about Quebec’s child care system
Eighteen months into the federal government’s mandate, with several provincial elections approaching, child care is once again a topic of debate. And, inevitably, Quebec’s system of providing and paying for child care (European-inspired and unique in North America) comes up in the discussion. While Quebec’s program is by no means…
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UNSPUN: Childcare and the Manitoba Election
Childcare is a surprisingly important election issue. It figured prominently in the 2015 federal election, and is playing a role in the 2016 Manitoba provincial election. Why does childcare warrant such political and public attention? The answer lies with demographics, care deficits, federal cutbacks and, most importantly, political choices. …
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Bill C-35 is a chance for the feds to fully implement accessible childcare—if they do it right
Presentation to the Senate Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology consideration of Bill C-35
Presentation to the Senate Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology consideration of Bill C-35
