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Child Care & Early Education
Platform Crunch: The Green Party platform
Stuart Trew
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Erika Shaker
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Katherine Scott
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David Macdonald
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Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood
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Ricardo Tranjan
We dive into what the Green Party has promised ahead of the 44th Canadian election.
Platform Crunch: Liberals release costed platform
Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood
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Ricardo Tranjan
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Katherine Scott
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David Macdonald
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Alyssa O'Dell
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Trish Hennessy
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.
Platform Crunch: Conservatives release five key planks
David Macdonald
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Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood
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Randy Robinson
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Katherine Scott
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Ricardo Tranjan
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Stuart Trew
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Trish Hennessy
We dive into what the Conservative Party has promised ahead of the 44th Canadian election.
Platform Crunch: NDP releases commitments ahead of anticipated federal election call
We dive into what the NDP has promised ahead of the 44th Canadian election.
Platform Crunch: A $10-a-day national child care plan will mean big savings for parents
If implemented, parent fees would drop by 50 per cent by 2022 and, ultimately, to $10-a-day by 2026.
On the right track: Reflections on the federal-provincial bilateral agreement on early learning and child care in Nova Scotia
With the announced intent to expand access, we must underline the need to build a universal system.
Budget 2021 analysis: Does it deliver?
David Macdonald
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Katherine Scott
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Trish Hennessy
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Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood
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Lindsay McLaren
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Erika Shaker
Federal Budget 2021 was expected to deliver between $70-100B in COVID-19 recovery funds. Does it deliver and will funds be allocated in meaningful ways? Our experts weigh in.
Budget Watch 2021: The rebuild must start with the care economy
Both Prime Minister Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland reiterated their commitment to lay the groundwork for a Canada-wide system of child care at the Liberal Policy Convention this past weekend.
Can we dare to hope?
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