The BCGEU and the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of B.C. have joined forces to build support at the community level to create a quality, non-profit, accessible child care system.
More Child Care – Let’s Make It Happen community forums are scheduled this spring around B.C. in
Nanaimo, May 17;
Kamloops, May 31;
and Kelowna TBA. For more info: Lori Strom, BCGEU Victoria 250-388-9948 or 1-800-667-1033.
The Harper minority government broke the Child Care promise by refusing to honor the provincial-federal government agreements signed in 2005 that would provide $5 billion in federal funding over five years (2004/05 to 2009/10) to create a quality, national child care system in Canada. While the Harper government's taxable family allowance will help some families, it does not create the sustainable child care spaces that are desparately needed.
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