2021 June. National Post - (web news article): "The Canadians who thought Residential Schools were a good idea"For KF archive copy of news article see here Note: Edgerton Ryerson was the 'father' of not only the Residential School system but…
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Comments On The 1993 Ney Case Against The Infants Act “Medical Consent” Section”
2020 June. Kids First - legal analysis (PDF): "Comments On The 1993 Ney Case Against The Infants Act "Medical Consent" Section"In 1993 there was a Charter challenge against the Infants Act that failed. The decision was not appealed due to…
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Parents vs The State
2020 March. Kids First Parent Association of Canada - legal analysis (PDF): "BC Infants Act Amendments Related to Parental Consent to Medical Treatment "The state against parents: How 'mature minor' consent came into BC law - evidence from the BC Hansard…
Response and Commentary on throne speech proposal for more funding to Non-Parental Child Care
Commentary Sept 24. Helen Ward - (PDF): "Commentary on the speech from the throne" By Helen Ward (Below is an excerpt from the latest Speech from the Throne by the federal government under the LiberalParty of Canada with Prime Minister…
Charges Laid In “Baby Mac” Daycare Death – Government Is Also At Fault
August 2020. Vancouver Sun - web: Charges laid in 2017 death of toddler at unlicensed East Vancouver daycareSee PDF copy here Kids First was consulted by the lawyers for this family in 2018 regarding their case against the government.…
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Top Economist Daycare Researcher Advising Prime Minister May Counter Daycare Lobby Disinformation
UBC economics professor, Dr Kevin Milligan is now a Special Advisor to the Prime Minister's Privy Council Office until the end of 2020 on the economic recovery from COVID.June 15, 2020 - blog post by UBC economist Kevin Milligan -…
Washing their Hands of Responsibility—Keeping Daycare Centres Clean: The Impossible Dream?
Can mere mortals maintain even the draconian hand-washing regime required of daycare staff (and babies and children) to prevent spread of disease WHILE ALSO providing sensitive responsive care to a group of up to 25+ children? Try this at Home…
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Aug 2012: Nurturing children: Why “early learning” doesn’t help
Aug 30, 2012 (web): Nurturing children: Why “early learning” doesn’t help. An article by the Institute of Marriage and Family Canada with interviews of Dr Gordon Neufeld and Kids First President, Helen Ward download PDF copy here
July 2011 Maclean’s Magazine article with comments: “Is subsidized daycare bad for kids?
July 2011 Maclean’s Magazine article with comments (web): “Is subsidized daycare bad for kids? A surprising new study says Quebec’s $7-a-day daycare is leaving children worse off (broken link)“ A study referred to in Maclean’s: How Does Early Childhood Care…
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May 5, 2011: Jonas Himmelstrand of Sweden’s Mireja Institute debunks the myth that Sweden is a social utopia based on its national daycare program
May 5, 2011. IMFcanada - youtube video (web): Jonas Himmelstrand of Sweden’s Mireja Institute debunks the myth that Sweden is a social utopia based on its national daycare program April 26, 2011 in the National Post - article (web) Jonas…
March 8, 2011 – 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day Commentary: (broken link)
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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HELP Violates Privacy Protection Practices it Claims to Follow
HELP Violates Privacy Protection Practices it Claims to Follow: HELP claims to follow Statistics Canada’s procedures, but unlike HELP, Statistics Canada requires verbal or written parental consent for surveys of parents, children, and children’s teachers. See PDF below of Jan…
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Research on the Negative Health Impacts of Daycare Centres (broken link)
Hazards for Daycare Staff A study in the Oxford Journal of Occupational Medicine finds the health hazards for daycare staff include injury, infection, stress due to exposure to saliva and feces, biting, noise, being undervalued, fear of liability, etc.: Occupational…
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Living wage for municipal workers misses the target
By Helen Ward, Vancouver Sun May 28, 2010 4:07 AM Vancouver city council, following New Westminster's lead, will vote on a "living wage" of over $18 an hour for municipal workers. Economists promoting this garner support by claiming living wages…
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“Are the Swedish state family policies delivering?”
Below is a statement by Jonas Himmelstrand of the Swedish family organisation, Haro, presented at the Familyplatform conference in Lisbon in May 2010. FamilyPlatform is a project financed by the European Commission to look into research areas for future European…
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