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1999 OECD finds deteriorating quality in Swedish daycare
1999 - OECD - Country Note- Sweden - Early Childhood Education and Care Policyhttps://silo.tips/download/oecd-country-note-early-childhood-education-and-care-policy-sweden The OECD report on Swedish daycare found a 'problem of quality' and 'deteriorating quality' 2013 - OECD - Quality Matters in Early Childhood Education and Care: Sweden…
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Parents say schools don’t prepare students for future
Unpublished annual government survey data: Under one quarter of BC parents say school system is preparing students for future jobs, under one third say students prepared for post-secondary 2026,May - BC government 2024 Student Learning Survey results - parent version…
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BC Supreme Court decision confirms Minister of Education may reimburse homeschooling expenses
Kids First's response to the decision (docx, PDF): KF 2026 Feb RESPONSE TO COURT RULINGDownload Media release (docx, PDF): KF 2026 Feb Sup Crt Decision REVISED MEDIA RELEASEDownload BC Supreme Court Decision by Judge William Veenstra - January 30, 2026…
Ontario Human Rights commission used to force teachers to teach phonics and cursive writing
The Ontario Human Rights Commission did a report called “The Right to Read” and forced the Ministry of Education to teach kids phonics and cursive writing in 2023. The report found that current teaching methods violate children's rights because they…
Why Does the State Have Any Right to Intervene in Parent-child Relationships? The Origins of Child Protection Laws, Compulsory School Attendance Laws, ‘Infants Act’ & ‘Mature Minor’ Laws
'Child protection', 'mature minor', and education laws that allow government to intervene in family life and even take children from their parents have their origins in 'PARENS PATRIAE' which means 'the parent of the fatherland'. This concept dates back to…
2025 – Australia ABC News – video documentary – Hunting Ground: Childcare Exposed
2025 - Australia ABC News - video documentary - Hunting Ground: Childcare Exposed This documentary exposes child sexual abuse in daycare centres in Australia and the lack of adequate regulations and enforcement by government. Babies and children in daycare are…
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Billion-dollar daycare fraud in US: Is it happening in Canada?
2026 January For decades since 1990s 'welfare reform', governments have poured billions into daycare 'spaces' with little accountability, and hidden and lied about persistent low enrolment and high vacancy rates. For example, the Auditor General of Canada's October 2025 report…
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BC gov’t daycare lies continue
2025 BC government - daycare propaganda infographic poster - "The Best Investment: Early Childhood Education" The BC government continues the falsehood that daycare improved child outcomes and that Nobel laureate economist says daycare produces $6 return on every $1 invested.…
Canadian national child care study: where are the children? An overview of child care arrangements in Canada
1998, published 1993 -- Statistics Canada. Canadian national child care study: where are the children? An overview of child care arrangements in Canada. Canadian national child care study: where are the children? An overview of child care arrangements in CanadaDownload
Child protection & the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
2023 May - video - Courthouse Libraries BC - lawyers Sarah Runyon & Paul LeBlanc, "Using the Charter in Child, Family and Community Services Act Cases for Parents' Counsel"Parent-child rights are routinely ignored in child protection actions including in the…
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Children taken from parents due to doctors’ false findings of abuse
2025 January 30 - Toronto Star - investigative news article - "She brought her baby to the doctor. Then she was accused of abuse. Why a controversial expertise courts rely on is facing troubling questions: The debate over the reliability…
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Sign federal parliamentary petition – Stop wrongful medical apprehension of children by Child Protection Services
2025 August 21 - November 19 - House of Commons Petition demands stricter oversight of doctors who assess for child abuse. Wrongful assessments have tragically resulted in babies and children being taken from safe and loving parents by Child Protection…
BC homeschooling case in court Monday, Sept 15, 2025
All are invited to attend the BC homeschooling case at the BC Supreme Court on Monday, September 15, 2025, at 10 am, Pacific Time. The video presentation gives the background to this hearing.
Government policy harms and kills children
2024 October - video documentary - Adam Zivo, Centre for Responsible Drug Policy - Government Heroin 2: The Invisible GirlsThis short documentary exposes the roles of the federal and BC governments' "safe supply" drug policy in the addiction and death…