Commentary

A leading Canadian economist, Dr Michael Baker of the University of Toronto, special lecture on proposed Universal Child Care – pros and cons

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INTRO TO DR BAKER AT 11:25 - listen to questions alsoDecember 18, 2020. Cate MacLeod. University of Toronto - (web article and video): "Video | A Universal Child Care Strategy: The View From Economics | The 2020 Morley Gunderson Lecture…

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“MATURE MINOR” CONSENT laws and BC Infants Act: HELP FOR PARENTS

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November 24, 2020Read and adapt this redacted letter to "health care providers" who allow minors to consent to or refuse health care without parental consent. Health care providers (in the BC Infants Act) includes anyone providing any therapy or preventative…

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“Looking after your own child is work, and it’s honourable work and it’s essential work and it should be regarded as such” – Helen Ward

Posted by on in All-day kindergarten/daycare/preschool/ELCC, Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liveralism, defamilialization

Kids First President Helen Ward quoted: Nov. 18, 2020. Alex Ballingall. The Star - article (web): "Ottawa considering tying provincial money for child care to a new set of national standards" See Kids First PDF copy for reference here NOTE…

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Canadian Daycare Research

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The "You Bet I Care!" research was done for the federal government. There were 4 studies released in about 2000. They were done by top daycare lobbyists. The reports contain reliable evidence of:- high vacancy rates (study 1)- inadequate quality…

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Media release: BC parties’ daycare promises ignore majority of families, miss opportunity to earn votes

Posted by on in Children's Well-Being, Costs & costs-benefit analysis, Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liveralism, defamilialization, Discrimination against parents, children, and parental child care, Enrollment statistics, Mothers, women's equality, gender equity, feminisms, misogyny, Uncategorized, Vacancy rates, Work, unwaged work, labour force statistics, GDP

KIDS FIRST PARENT ASSOCIATION OF CANADA http://www.kidsfirstcanada.org info@kidsfirstcanada.org Media release: BC parties’ daycare promises ignore majority of families, miss opportunity to earn votes Burnaby, BC - October 15, 2020 - BC’s political parties have missed the opportunity to earn votes…

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Daycare Subsidies: Aggregate Info From The BC Government

Posted by on in Costs & costs-benefit analysis, Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liveralism, defamilialization, Enrollment statistics, Power imbalance between parents & state

Daycare gets money even when kids are not there Get up to $4500 Cash Just to Apply Apply to Open a Daycare (plus other subsidies) Get Emergency Cash to Fix or Move Daycare Centres but not Children’s Homes Milking The…

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Animal Studies Find Many Lasting Harms Caused by Maternal Deprivation Part II

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multiple dates - multiple peer-reviewed research papers - posted at Science Direct - MATERNAL DEPRIVATION"Maternal deprivation produces abrupt increases in HPA axis activity as indicated by elevations in the serum concentrations of corticosterone (the rodent equivalent to cortisol) and ACTH,…

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Animal Studies Find Many Lasting Harms Caused by Maternal Deprivation Part I

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Maternal deprivation has a mild negative effect on rats' social behaviour as adolescents and adults, more so for malesSeptember 2018. Jiska Kentrop1, Claire R. Smid1, E. J. M. Achterberg2, et. al. Behavioural Neuroscsience - (peer reviewed research): "Effects of Maternal…

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