Premier dumps cabinet committees on open government, families first June 12, 2013 Andrew MacLeod, The Tyee »
Subsidized child care a worthy priority, gives back to economy June 8, 2013 Letter: Sharon Gregson; Vancouver Sun »
City putting money into childcare spaces; $270K set aside for school/city/park board joint initiative May 22, 2013 Cheryl Rossi, Vancouver Courier »
Living wage reports reveal big gap between actual wages and the costs of raising a family in B.C. May 3, 2013 Iglika Ivanova, Rabble »
Concerns about child care costs; For some, number of child care spaces is only part of problem May 2, 2013 CBC News »
Vancouver opens new childcare spaces with developers; Waitlist in downtown Vancouver still 2,000 names long May 2, 2013 CBC News »
Vancouver dedicates $5-million budget surplus to childcare reserve April 24, 2013 Denise Ryan, Vancouver Sun »
Time to tackle the high cost of poverty across B.C.: More investment needed to proactively address the root causes of poverty-driven ill health April 24, 2013 By Marjorie MacDonald, president, Public Health Association of BC; Scott McDonald, chairman, BC Healthy Living Alliance; and Victoria Lee, chairwoman, Health Officers Council of British Columbia. Vancouver Sun »
B.C. NDP announces proposal to lower fees for infant and toddler care April 18, 2013 Yolande Cole, Georgia Straight »
B.C. Liberals’ proposed childcare registry would be useless, advocate says April 17, 2013 Yolande Cole, Georgia Straight »
Can BC Afford More Deficits? Yes, easily. And given previous tax cuts, there’s really no choice. April 17, 2013 Iglika Ivanova and Seth Klein, TheTyee.ca »
