Child-care advocates say they expect there’s going to be attrition among existing daycare centres that were forced to shutter their doors to comply with containment measures.
Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen's office says the government 'recognizes the foundational role child care will play during the economic recovery.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
As Canada gradually loosens COVID-19 restrictions, there are growing appeals for Ottawa to bolster support for child care amid concerns that women who have been furloughed or laid off may struggle to resume work.
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Most of the job losses would be concentrated in 18 communities in Western Canada, according to the report, with Wood Buffalo, Alta., where Fort McMurray is located, and Estevan, Sask., expected to be hit hardest.
'Mr. O'Toole needs to have a 'blanket position that is against violence, that is in favour of law and order, and in favour of stable democracy,' according to leading pollster Nik Nanos.
Newly elected U.S. President Joe Biden will face a number of daunting challenges, including uniting a divisive America, and the best way to do that is to tackle the economy and the COVID-19 pandemic raging in the U.S.
The government is facing class-action lawsuits and a constitutional challenge based on the conditions thousands of prisoners are being kept in that advocates describe as similar to solitary confinement.
Mobilizing younger voters, especially millennials, would be a 'political windfall' for the Greens, especially in ridings where left-leaning voters have a say in the outcome, says Nik Nanos.