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Liberals $500 million daycare promise

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon April 1, 2011June 11, 2020in Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Disinformation by daycare/all-day K lobby

Liberals $500 million daycare promise. Watch the TV debate on Power Play between the head of the YWCA (largest daycare provider in Canada) and Institute for Marriage and Family Canada: Apr 1, 2011. Andrea Mrozek. CTV - video (web): "Andrea…

Kathleen Lahey’s article: Bribing women to stay at home

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon March 25, 2011June 12, 2020in Costs & costs-benefit analysis, Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Misc., Mothers, women's equality, gender equity, feminisms, misogyny, Work, unwaged work, labour force statistics, GDP

Kathleen Lahey’s article, Bribing women to stay at home (broken link), in the National Post and a reply by Andrea Mrozek, The new feminist demand: high taxes (broken link)

Kathleen Lahey’s article, Bribing women to stay at home

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon March 25, 2011June 12, 2020in Costs & costs-benefit analysis, Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Mothers, women's equality, gender equity, feminisms, misogyny, Work, unwaged work, labour force statistics, GDP

Kathleen Lahey’s article, Bribing women to stay at home, in the National Post and a reply by Andrea Mrozek, The new feminist demand: high taxes

Mar 2011—Ottawa Citizen—“Full-day kindergarten set to expand. More than 40 additional schools to offer program in 2012: McGuinty”

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon March 10, 2011June 2, 2020in Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Disinformation by daycare/all-day K lobby

Mar 2011—Ottawa Citizen—“Full-day kindergarten set to expand. More than 40 additional schools to offer program in 2012: McGuinty” (broken link): If elected Hudak may “freeze” Ontario all-day K

March 29, 2011 CBC radio BC “On the Coast” on Liberal Daycare promise

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon March 9, 2011June 12, 2020in Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Disinformation by daycare/all-day K lobby, UBC's Human Early Learnning Partnership (HELP), EDI $ MDI

March 29, 2011 CBC radio BC “On the Coast” on Liberal Daycare promise (broken link) (NOTE: CBC’s biased coverage: “On the Coast” called Andrea Mrozek of IMFC to participate but wanted a BC voice so she gave them given Helen…

March 8, 2011 – 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day Commentary: (broken link)

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon March 8, 2011June 16, 2020in Child poverty, income, family finances & taxation, Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Mothers, women's equality, gender equity, feminisms, misogyny, UBC's Human Early Learnning Partnership (HELP), EDI $ MDI, Work, unwaged work, labour force statistics, GDP

March 8, 2011 – 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day Commentary: Happy International Women’s Day by Kids FirstBeverly Smith (in Liberal MP Carolyn Bennet’s Blog) (broken link)National Post: Feminism’s Second Wave Hangover (broken link) by Tasha KheiriddinOttawa Citizen: Why the…

Mar 2011—Toronto Star—Fate of all-day kindergarten in hands of Ontario voters.

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon March 7, 2011June 2, 2020in Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Disinformation by daycare/all-day K lobby

March 7, 2011. Toronto Star - article (web): "Fate of all-day kindergarten in hands of Ontario voters". Kids First Commentary Re: Fate of all-day kindergarten in hands of Ontario voters Reports claiming benefits from all-day K/daycare - behavioural, social, cognitive…

Defining “vulnerability”: HELP has not published EDI definitions

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon February 28, 2011June 3, 2020in Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Disinformation by daycare/all-day K lobby, UBC's Human Early Learnning Partnership (HELP), EDI $ MDI

Defining “vulnerability”: HELP has not published EDI definitions and methodology for calculating 25-30+% “vulnerable” or “not ready to learn” or “at risk” in peer-reviewed journals. How is “vulnerability” defined? “Vulnerability” is defined differently in different documents. Sometimes it is defined…

Media release Feb 23, 2011: Police called to stop leaflet at daycare public forum

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon February 23, 2011June 16, 2020in Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Misc., UBC's Human Early Learnning Partnership (HELP), EDI $ MDI

Feb 23, 2011. Kids First Parent Association of Canada - leaflet (PDF): Dr Fraser Mustard and Colleagues in Their Own Words Police called to prevent distribution of leaflet at public forum held on public property February 23, 2011 (Burnaby)—On February…

Feb 11, 2011 National Post debate on national daycare (broken link)

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon February 11, 2011June 11, 2020in Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Disinformation by daycare/all-day K lobby, Policy with promise

Feb 11, 2011 National Post debate on national daycare: Daycare lobbyists write, Why we need a national child-care program (broken link), and Tasha Kheiriddin responds with, Support parents, not the daycare industry (broken link). Readers respond with four votes against…

Federal $ for daycare lobby propaganda (eg from HELP) and data-mining (eg the EDI) through HRSDC’s Understanding the Early Years (UEY) (broken link)

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon January 1, 2011June 9, 2020in Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Misc., UBC's Human Early Learnning Partnership (HELP), EDI $ MDI

Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) is using federal $ (broken link) to pay and organize "community coalitions" to do "many tasks ranging from facilitating data collection activities; developing community interest and buy-in; strengthening community partnerships and transferring knowledge…

Second wave feminist, Erica Jong, attacks “attachment parenting” and “green” child rearing

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon November 15, 2010June 16, 2020in Attachment, Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Mothers, women's equality, gender equity, feminisms, misogyny

Second wave feminist, Erica Jong, attacks “attachment parenting” and “green” child rearing in The Wall Street Journal article “Mother Madness“—Nov. 6, 2010

Nov 2010 article and discussion in The Tyee on BC day care. Please read the comments.

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon November 8, 2010June 16, 2020in Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Disinformation by daycare/all-day K lobby

Nov 8, 2010. Article and discussion in The Tyee on BC day care: "Where Is BC’s Childcare Program?" . Please read the comments.

Website offers anonymous child-care reviews (broken link)

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon October 9, 2010June 11, 2020in Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Effects on child outcomes: health, cognitive, behavioural, Quality & staff-child ratios

Website offers anonymous child-care reviews (broken link): A CBC story about a new website where parents can comment anonymously on daycares or schools. The daycare and school establishment is opposed (of course!). Sharon Gregson (see article) is on the Vancouver…

Sept 2010: US auto-worker union representing at-home child careers (broken link)

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon September 30, 2010June 16, 2020in Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization

Sept 2010. Yahoo News - article (web): US auto-worker union representing at-home child careers (broken link)