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OPSEU Letter to Dalton McGuinty Questions College Child Care Centre Closures
July 24th, 2008July 22, 2008
Hon. Dalton McGuinty, Premier
Legislative Assembly, Queen’s Park
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RE: Ontario College Child Care Centres
Dear Premier,
Perhaps the most important job in our society is that of caring for our children – our future. And while nearly everyone would pay lip service to the importance of child care and early childhood education, any attempt to pay child care and ECE workers …
July 16 Kingston Caravan for Child Care a Big Success
July 23rd, 2008For a copy of this flyer with pictures, click here - Kingston Caravan Flyer
For a copy of the leaflet we handed out to the public, click here - OCBCC Kingston Action Flyer.
Outpouring of Support for Kingston Caravan for Child Care
On a beautiful July afternoon, child care advocates, …
Province Announces New Child Care Subsidies
July 10th, 2008For the OCBCC news release, look in the News Section.
The event in Hamilton was at St. David’s Catholic School. MPP’s who were present included Deb Matthews as well as fellow Cabinet Minister Ted McMeekin. Representing the New Democratic Party of Ontario was Hamilton MPP Paul Miller.
New subsidies are welcome news for parents but there are tens of thousands of children …
July 9, Provincial Announcement today
July 9th, 2008Last year’s provincial budget allocated 25 million in the 2007 and 2008 budgets for child care spending.
This afternoon, Minister Deb Matthews will be announcing where that money will go.
While $25 million dollars seems like a lot of money, Ontario is a big province with many needs.
In contrast, Quebec allocated $600 million dollars, over 5 years in their 2008 budget.
Manitoba recently …
Toronto Star Questions Ontario Spending on Child Care
June 20th, 2008In an editorial, the Toronto Star questioned the commitment of the Ontario Government to spend money on early learning and child care programs.
The editorial references the “D” grade given to the Ontario Government in the Canadian Labour Congress report cards issued a week ago. To see Ontario’s report card, please click here.
The editorial “Ontario Lags on Daycare” notes that …
