It'll hurt me more
Cowichan Valley Citizen
02 Feb. 2007
Opinion -- By: Brian Wilford

Often when people want to hurt someone, be it a child, a spouse or a political opponent, they come up with something that will hurt themselves more than the intended victim.

That appears to be the case with the day of protest planned by childcare providers for Feb. 13 to get the attention of federal and provincial politicians, who have cut their funding.

Nothing could be more terrible to childcare providers than to fail to open their doors to the children and parents who depend on them.

And yet, that is what they intend to do, even though it is ethically painful and bad for their already marginal businesses.

You have to wonder, however, if our senior governments will even notice.

That is where you come in. Write to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Premier Gordon Campbell and let them know these cuts are wrong and that childcare warrants substantially more funding.

Spell out that this issue will affect how you vote in the next election. If enough of you do it, they'll notice.