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AFB 2024: Child care

Alternative Federal Budget: what the federal government could achieve on child care

Families in Nova Scotia Urgently Need Expansion of Licensed Child Care

Nova Scotia is making real progress on child care cost—now it's time to expand spaces.

Not done yet

Canada has made big progress on child care costs—but has a lot of work to do on availability of spaces.

Is my community a child care desert? New map shows availability across Canada

New research shows that child care availability in Canada has a long way to go

Au nom des enfants du Canada, protégeons les lois sur le droit d’auteur!

Le principe de l’utilisation équitable est essentiel pour le personnel enseignant et les élèves. Nous devons le défendre.

Interactive: Game Changer

Are child care fees set to decline by 50% where you live?

Federal Budget 2022: What we're watching for

This budget could herald the beginning of a Pearsonian period of progressive policy making

What can governments do to combat inflation? A lot

Tackling inflation can be part of a public-led recovery—it only requires government to reduce or maintain prices in areas they control.

Patching up Canada’s income security net: Lessons from the pandemic

The big question now for Canada is whether, by design or default, we will revert to the “same old, same old” after the crisis.

Unfinished Business: Recommendations to the new government for advancing gender equality

Gender equality advocates are under no illusion that there is a fight ahead in communities across the country to realize the tremendous potential of Election 2021.

Platform Crunch: The Green Party platform

We dive into what the Green Party has promised ahead of the 44th Canadian election.

Platform Crunch: Liberals release costed platform

We dive into what the Liberal Party has promised ahead of the 44th Canadian election.

Platform Crunch: Families would save more with $10-a-day child care fees than with tax credits

Only 6,600 families could receive the maximum $6,000 tax refund under the Conservative plan.