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Kids First response to thestar.com article, “Lack of child care costing Canada: report”

Posted by on in Costs & costs-benefit analysis, Misc.

RE: March 6, 2011. The Star - article (web): "Lack of child care costing Canada: report" Dear Editor: Every mother is a working mother. Statistics about mothers' employment are falsely used as a proxy measure for "work" and for daycare…

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

Posted by on in 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…

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

Posted by on in 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…

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

Posted by on in 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…

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Burnaby Now article: Does data collection put privacy at risk? (broken link)

Posted by on in Parental consent & informed consent, Privacy, data collection, Popdata BC, UBC's Human Early Learnning Partnership (HELP), EDI $ MDI

Burnaby Now article: Does data collection put privacy at risk? (broken link) HELP is the government-funded organization that drives/creates child/family/daycare policy here AND does the mega-dating mining. Family’s addresses are not there but postal codes are and so is everything…

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Cuts to BC Community Non-Profit Organizations Serving Children, Families, Handicapped (broken link)

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

Money goes to all day Kindergarten at the expense of community powered agencies. Agreement between the Ministry of Education and BC Assocaition of Family Resources Programs (broken link) acknowledges tension between Strong Start drop-in programs in school run by the…

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Letter to the Toronto Star Editor in response to: “Daycare spaces or $100 cheques?”

Posted by on in Child poverty, income, family finances & taxation, Discrimination against parents, children, and parental child care, Misc., Mothers, women's equality, gender equity, feminisms, misogyny

"Pay parents for their work" Toronto Star, Sep 23, 2008, pg. AA.7 Re: Editorial, Sept. 20 titled "Daycare spaces or $100 cheques?"This editorial asks the wrong question. The question is When will all children and parents in Canada be treated…

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Archived Interviews on Child-Related Policy in Election Campaign with Kids First President, Helen Ward

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2008 Archived Interviews on Child-Related Policy in Election Campaign with Kids First President, Helen Ward Archived on CKNW. Go to Sept 21 at 1:00 pm. The interview starts at minute 9:30.Archived on CKNW. Go to Sept 14 at 1:00 pm.…

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