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Investing in child care now will pay off later
TheStar.com – Opinion – Investing in child care now will pay off later
October 02, 2008. Robin Williams, Clyde Hertzman
Election campaigns tend to produce strategies that expire with the next election call; unfortunately, their consequences can endure a lifetime. Babies born during this campaign will be starting kindergarten when the next federal writs are dropped. If current trajectories hold, more than one-in-four will arrive at school with vulnerabilities setting them up for long-term challenges.
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Neglecting child care now will cost us in the long run
TheStar.com – Federal Election – Neglecting child care now will cost us in the long run: Canada is ignoring the proven benefits of nurturing and educating children at an early age
October 02, 2008. David Crane
There are two reasons why early childhood development should be a major issue in this election campaign.
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Stronger First Nations make for a stronger Canada
TheGlobeandMail.com – opinion – Stronger First Nations make for a stronger Canada
Oct 01, 2008. Phil Fontaine
What does it say about a country where one in three students will not graduate from high school, where more than 20 per cent of their former classmates are in jail, and where the schools are falling apart at the seams?
If 88 per cent of all children do not have access to early childhood programs, no money for language education, no funding for libraries, and no money for computers, what does this say about how our country cares about our children’s future?
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Reaching youth before they turn to crime
TheStar.com – Opinion – Reaching youth before they turn to crime
September 26, 2008. L. Ross Sinclair
Stephen Harper’s recent announcement that his government will adopt adult sentencing for youths 14 and over who commit serious violent crimes has ignited debate. Will it work? Is it constitutional? Is it the right thing to do? These are issues that policy experts will determine, but however Canadians feel about this, it is indisputable that society and young people are much better off if youth don’t become involved in crime to begin with.
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Arts and culture funding: An issue for party leaders
TheStar.com – Federal Election – Arts and culture funding: An issue for party leaders. Our economy and quality of life depend on knowing where parties stand on arts funding.
September 18, 2008. Jim Fleck
The arts have featured prominently on the campaign trail, with the Prime Minister commenting on his government’s recent $60 million cut to programs in arts and culture by citing the need for good governance and the need for fiscal responsibility.
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Parties can’t read literacy warnings
TheStar.com – Federal Election – Parties can’t read literacy warnings
September 17, 2008. Carol Goar
Tonight, Canadians who care about literacy will gather to pay tribute to the man who championed their cause with heart, eloquence and an infectious sense of fun: the late Peter Gzowski.
The legendary radio host, writer and fundraiser was alive when these dinners began in 1993. The last five have been held without him.
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$93,000 is not too much for (good) teachers
National Post – Editorial, Full Comment – Editorial Board: $93,000 is not too much for (good) teachers
Posted: September 04, 2008. Kelly McParland
We see nothing wrong with paying the best school teachers generously. So the $93,000 in pay and benefits being offered by the Ontario government to that province’s elementary school teachers does not seem out of line. The improvements to young lives that the best educators can achieve — and the resulting social benefits, which accrue to society throughout the adult lives of those children — are worth many times that.
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Seek alternatives to school closings
TheStar.com – Opinion/editorial – Seek alternatives to school closings
September 02, 2008
As Ontario schoolchildren return to class this week, some are facing more than just back-to-school jitters.
Labour troubles loom over the new school year after collective bargaining agreements for the province’s teachers expired on Sunday. The Catholic teachers’ union has already settled with the province, but unions representing public elementary and high school teachers have yet to strike a deal.
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