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The Care Economy Data Room: Eldercare
Friday, November 12th, 2021
Canada spends roughly 1.2% of GDP on eldercare. The OECD average is 1.7% of GDP… Nine out of ten older Canadians live at home. While care needs increase with age, even among those aged 85 and older, only 32 per cent live in residential care… There are currently 38,500 people in Ontario on waiting lists for long term care, with waits as long as 5 years… 3 million Canadians rely on unpaid, informal care – 39% rely exclusively on informal care – most of which is provided by women.
Tags: economy, housing, ideology, jurisdiction, privatization, Seniors, standard of living, women
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The Care Economy Data Room: Early Learning & Childcare
Saturday, November 6th, 2021
… facts that will shape the future of early learning and childcare… Canada was dead last among 14 peer nations’ public spending on early learning and childcare in 2006, at 0.25% of GDP… Half the workers in the sector were paid less than $19.20 per hour.
Tags: child care, economy, jurisdiction, participation, standard of living, women
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Our nursing crisis is a public crisis
Wednesday, October 13th, 2021
It is not a mystery why nurses are leaving. They are overworked, face brutal working conditions, and a decade of wage suppression has been locked in even further by Bill H-124… The Ontario government’s solution to the nursing shortage is to train more nurses rather than stemming the tide of experienced nurses leaving… Just like physicians, there are areas of specialization within nursing that involve years of extra training… We call on the Ontario government to invest in nursing, stop calling nurses heroes and start treating them like human beings.
Tags: budget, Health, ideology, mental Health, standard of living, women
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‘Don’t mess with moms. Get it done’: 50 prominent Canadian women urge party leaders to prioritize child care
Wednesday, September 15th, 2021
… investing in early childhood education shows that serious investment in high-quality child care will boost economic growth while reducing poverty and drastically improving education levels among young kids. The signatories of the letter say affordability is key… A report from the CCPA recently found that a Toronto family paying full fees for a child in licensed daycare could save $10,000 more per year under the Liberal child-care plan than with the Conservatives’ tax credit… We’re waiting to see how these parties will act in office…
Tags: budget, child care, economy, featured, ideology, jurisdiction, participation, standard of living, women
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The key to Canada’s economic recovery is obvious. Why isn’t anyone talking about it?
Monday, September 13th, 2021
The federal budget estimates that a national child care program would add about 240,000 workers to the labour force. And since those workers are already here in Canada with Canadian credentials, integration into the labour force is seamless. An in-depth study of the economic impact of investing in early childhood education… shows that serious investment in high-quality child care boosts economic growth, reduces poverty, enhances equality, and sets the younger generation on a path to take on the world.
Tags: child care, economy, featured, ideology, jurisdiction, participation, standard of living, women
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Affordable child care will help women re-enter workforce, stimulating the economy
Monday, September 13th, 2021
By subsidizing child care to women who intend to return to work, the government provides adequate social support to those who need the help the most. Such a policy will eventually help the economy to grow naturally, and will embolden consumers’ confidence to increase spending. As women return to the workforce, their increased income yields greater spending power, boosting demand for normal goods and further stimulating the economy.
Tags: budget, child care, economy, ideology, participation, poverty, standard of living, women
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Canadian election 2021: Will the national child-care plan survive?
Tuesday, August 24th, 2021
In the event of a Liberal loss, a new government in Ottawa may not prioritize signing Liberal deals. Regardless, any child-care relief will be delayed and recovery in the country’s biggest economic centres will stall. Families will watch their provincial neighbours enjoy the benefits of more affordable child care knowing they were used as political pawns. It’s a strategy with serious potential to backfire in the months and years to come as those three Conservative premiers face their own electorates. The holdouts could find themselves booted out of office.
Tags: child care, economy, featured, ideology, jurisdiction, participation, standard of living, women
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Liberals and NDP both have solid plans for child care. The Conservatives do not
Saturday, August 21st, 2021
O’Toole says his plan provides “flexibility” so parents can choose whatever child care they want and offers “extra support to those who need it most.” … A tax credit helps with affordability, certainly — if a family can find a child-care space in their area and if they can afford to pay the rest of the cost. It will not help create the hundreds of thousands of new spaces that are needed across the country to expand access to everyone who wants it. It will not bring down the high costs. And it will not boost wages for child-care workers, key to attracting the workforce to expand and stabilize the system.
Tags: budget, child care, economy, featured, ideology, jurisdiction, participation, standard of living, women
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Here’s what Erin O’Toole doesn’t understand about daycare
Tuesday, August 17th, 2021
There’s no doubt more money flowing to parents would help with affordability… [but] Spurring demand without building supply is not a balanced equation. That’s partly why the Liberal budget dedicated billions of dollars to agreements with the provinces to expand early learning and child-care capacity and to boost the wages of child-care workers — simultaneously lowering fees and creating more spots. The $30-billion price tag is enormous, but the Liberals — and many a public-policy researcher — argue that society will benefit handsomely over time and the net cost to Canadians will eventually be negligible.
Tags: child care, economy, featured, ideology, participation, poverty, tax, women
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The future of work in Ontario is at a crossroads. Will we ensure decent employment for all?
Monday, July 26th, 2021
The government has indicated the temporary wage enhancement for personal support workers will be made permanent, which is great news. It should also be expanded to include front-line housing, shelter and child-care staff — all of whom are inadequately compensated for their essential labour. Prioritizing investment in the non-profit sector — a feminized workforce that employs more than 800,000 women across Ontario — would also be a sensible policy decision
Tags: economy, ideology, participation, philanthropy, poverty, standard of living, women
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