Health Canada notice of the online consultation (broken link)January 2011. INFACT Submission critiques infant formula sellers‘ presence as “Experts” in review of breastfeeding recommendationsFormula Company’s Expert Panel Member, James Friel (Kids First info update)
Author: kidsfirstcanada
Parents Association Of Canada
Feb 7, 2011: Make the tax system fairer for families
Feb 7, 2011: Make the tax system fairer for families (broken link) by Dave Quist in the National Post
Who put HELP in charge of BC’s private data? Why trust HELP? (broken link)
Who put help in charge of BC’s private data? Why trust HELP when they avoid informed consent to mine our private data? HELP’s PRIVACY POLICY—staff sign an “oath of confidentiality” = not reassuring (scroll down to Organizational Structure at this…
Read More Who put HELP in charge of BC’s private data? Why trust HELP? (broken link)
CBC Survey: Fund daycare or families—please add your voice. Child care: Would you prefer benefit cheques or a national day care system?
CBC Survey: Fund daycare or families—please add your voice. Child care: Would you prefer benefit cheques or a national day care system? (broken link)
All work and no play is not good for the developing brain, says psychologist Dr. Gordon Neufeld (broken link)
Ottawa Citizen article, Feb 4, 2011: All work and no play is not good for the developing brain, says psychologist Dr. Gordon Neufeld (broken link)
Feb 1, 2011 interview on Roadkill radio on violation of privacy and parental consent
Feb 1, 2011 interview on Roadkill radio on violation of privacy and parental consent, UBC’s HELP, the EDI and data linkage
Feb 2011—Burnaby Now letters—“Privacy Concerns Alarming” (broken link)
Feb 2011—Burnaby Now letters—“Privacy Concerns Alarming” (broken link) no consent at all for data collection & linkage on all BC residents
Sarah Godoy responds to MacLeans’ Jan 2011 anti-breastfeeding article
Re: Jan 2011. Macleans - article: “Heat Up the Bottle? Book says breastfeeding is overrated” (broken link) There is a major problem with Wolf's argument here. In the beginning of the interview, she says that evidence shows that breastfed babies…
Read More Sarah Godoy responds to MacLeans’ Jan 2011 anti-breastfeeding article
Vancouver Sun publishes article falsely claiming “mom to file complaint after she was asked to stop breastfeeding” (broken link)
January 14th, 2011: Vancouver Sun publishes article falsely claiming “mom to file complaint after she was asked to stop breastfeeding (broken link)” followed by a rant against public breastfeeding (now removed from their web site) but refuses to publish any…
A Response from Amsterdam
Re: "Etiquette Lesson for Breastfeeding Moms: Cover Up" (January 14, 2011) Pretty pathetic article!! Decency? We don't ask parents to cover up their baby when they bottle feed. How about the breasts (fake) plastered all over the billboards etc. I…
Sarah Godoy responds to the Vancouver Sun (broken link)
Re: "Etiquette Lesson for Breastfeeding Moms: Cover Up" (January 14, 2011) I strongly disagree with Shelley Fralic's version of "common etiquette". It may be true that there are those who are unfortunate enough to be "embarrassed about" breastfeeding, or ignorant…
Read More Sarah Godoy responds to the Vancouver Sun (broken link)
Longer breastfeeding good for kids’ mental health (broken link)
Longer breastfeeding good for kids’ mental health (broken link)
Breastfeeding benefits academic performance 10 years later (broken link)
Breastfeeding benefits academic performance 10 years later (broken link)
Jan 2011 Macleans article: “Heat Up the Bottle? Book says breastfeeding is overrated” (broken link)
Jan 2011. Macleans - article: “Heat Up the Bottle? Book says breastfeeding is overrated” (broken link) Sarah Godoy (of Kids First) responds
Privacy Violation & Data Mining in BC
Documents from HELP showing government complicity in privacy violation and lack of informed parental consent for HELP’s massive data mining project February is “EDI” Month in BC Kindergartens Requirement for Informed Parental Consent Violated by Schools, HELP and BC GovernmentLetters…