Callwood speaks but few listen [CA]
by Goar, Carol / Toronto Star, 20 Jan 06

Child care key issue for youth at TV debate [CA]
by Russell, Jonathan / Charlottetown Guardian, 20 Jan 06

Children's future [CA]
Letter to the editor
by Rodgers, Ann / Leader-Post, 20 Jan 06

Child care plan subject to taxation [CA]
Letter to the Editor
by MacGregor, Donna / Toronto Star, 20 Jan 06

Address our social deficits before cutting taxes [CA]
Letter to the Editor
by Dick, Peter / Toronto Star, 20 Jan 06

Conservative child care plan needs a close look [CA]
Letter to the editor
by Genge Harris, Michelle / Charlottetown Guardian, 19 Jan 06

All agree day care a priority [CA-ON]
by Kawawada, Karen / Record [Kitchener, Cambridge, Waterloo], 19 Jan 06

More than beer and popcorn at stake [CA]
by Friendly, Martha / Toronto Star, 19 Jan 06

Candidates tangle over poverty issues [CA-BC]
by MacLennan, Dan / Courier-Islander, 18 Jan 06

Day care at risk in Tory win: Mayor [CA-ON]
by Ruryk, Zen / Toronto Sun, 18 Jan 06

Child-care programs at risk? [CA-MB]
by Janzen, Leah / Winnipeg Free Press, 18 Jan 06

Tories' platform worries parent [CA]
Readers' Forum / NB Telegraph-Journal, 18 Jan 06

It's about day care [CA]
Letter to the Editor
by Staff of Terrace Campus Child Care Centre / Terrace Standard, 18 Jan 06

Quality child care is simply good sense [CA]
by Austin, Janet, Turner, Denise & Kershaw, Paul / Vancouver Sun, 17 Jan 06

Harper's day care plan out-of-reach for many [CA]
Letter to the Editor
by Hannon, Dorothy / Star-Phoenix [Saskatoon], 17 Jan 06

Stephen Harper’s Canada? Just look at John Howard’s Australia [CA]
Web-Exclusive Comment
by Barns, Greg / Globe and Mail, 17 Jan 06

Social investment: Not a matter of either/or [CA]
by Lazar, Eva / Toronto Star, 17 Jan 06

Child care splits parties, parents [CA]
by Monsebraaten, Laurie / Toronto Star, 16 Jan 06

A national day care dream dies [CA]
Maude Barlow’s Election Blog
Maclean’s Magazine, 15 Jan 06

Child care plan flawed [CA]
Letter to the Editor
by Rogerson, Diana P. / Edmonton Journal, 15 Jan 06

How can Canadian parents ever expect child care, when politicians still don’t get it [CA]
by Binks, Georgie / CBC News, 13 Jan 06

Pillow talk from Charmboy pits family against family [CA]
by Sommerfeld, Lorraine / Hamilton Spectator, 13 Jan 06

How elections have changed – for the worse [CA]
by Westell, Anthony / CBC News – Viewpoint, 10 Jan 06

Deserve's got nothing to do with it [CA]
by Salutin, Rick / Globe and Mail, 13 Jan 06

How your vote impacts on poverty rates [CA]
by Raphael, Dennis / Toronto Star, 12 Jan 06

Canada needs a national child care program [CA]
Letter to the editor
by McKnight, Marilyn / Barrie Examiner, 11 Jan 06

Hamm Tories wait on election before rolling out plan [CA-NS]
by Jackson, David / Chronicle Herald [Nova Scotia], 11 Jan 06

Conservative daycare plan gets skeptical reviews [CA-ON]
by Aiken, Mike / Kenora Daily Miner & News, 11 Jan 06

Conservative's child care plan won't help us [CA]
Letter to the editor
by Patterson, Jerri / Chilliwack Times, 10 Jan 06

Parents scrutinize candidates' child care claims [CA]
by Spiteri, Ray / Niagara Falls Review, 10 Jan 06

Liberal MP Jennings goes after Harper; blasts Conservative leader over his daycare policy [CA-QC]
by Goldberg, David
SOURCE West End Chronicle [Montreal], 10 Jan 06

Question of the day: On child care [CA]
SOURCE Hamilton Spectator, 10 Jan 06

Taxes crunch Tory child care money [CA]
by Jacobs, Mindelle
SOURCE Edmonton Sun, 10 Jan 06

Tory daycare offer tempting but ...[CA]
by Talaga, Tanya
SOURCE Toronto Star, 9 Jan 06

National child care program provides proper nurturing to future citizens [CA]
Letter to the Editor
by Mills, Jai / Belleville Intelligencer, 9 Jan 06

Future of children on line in election [CA]
by Crane, David
SOURCE Toronto Star, 6 Jan 06

Tories to create 125,000 child-care spaces: Harper [CA]
SOURCE CBC News, 6 Jan 06

Canadians terrified of Harper's real plans [CA]
by Russell, Frances
SOURCE Winnipeg Free Press, 4 Jan 06

Every now and then, we win a battle or two [CA]
By Stanford, Jim
SOURCE Rabble.ca, 3 Jan 06

Province's multi-year day care plan hinges on federal election outcome [CA-NS]
SOURCE Cape Breton Post, 3 Jan 06

Martin invokes Harris legacy to blast Tories' plan for Canada [CA]
By Clark, Campbell & Laghi, Brian
SOURCE Globe and Mail, 3 Jan 06

At the end of the daycare queue [CA]
By Perry, Ann
SOURCE Toronto Star, 27 Dec 05

Value of day care lost under popcorn [CA]
By Repo, Marjaleena
SOURCE Saskatoon StarPhoenix, 23 Dec 05

Harper's galling day care plan [CA]
By Tait, Melanie
SOURCE Hamilton Spectator, 20 Dec 05

Paltry subsidy won't meet need for quality child care [CA]
By Ellis, Jon
SOURCE Saskatoon StarPhoenix, 20 Dec 05

Child care system must change [CA]
By Gavin, Meeghan
SOURCE Brandon Sun, 17 Dec 05

How the parties stack up on child care [CA-YT]
By Campbell, Michele (Yukon Child Care Association)
SOURCE Whitehorse Star, 15 Dec 05

For the kids ... for us all: In child care we finally have an election issue that voters can get excited about [CA]
By Christmas, Candice M.
SOURCE Kingston Whig-Standard, 16 Dec 05

Conservative care scheme is flawed [CA]
By Fife, Catherine
SOURCE Record [Kitchener, Cambridge and Waterloo], 15 Dec 05

Child care plans flawed [CA]
Editorial
SOURCE Journal Pioneer [PEI], 13 Dec 05

SpinBusters: Parents analyze parties' child care plans [CA]
SOURCE CTV News and Current Affairs, 13 Dec 05

NDP proposes child care law [CA]
By Curry, Bill
SOURCE Globe and Mail, 12 Dec 05

Keep for-profit centres at bay [CA]
By McQuaig, Linda
SOURCE Toronto Star, 11 Dec 05

What kind of Canada do we really want? [CA]
By Axworthy, Thomas
SOURCE Toronto Star, 11 Dec 05

Tory child care plan not enough [CA]
By Jacobs, Mindelle
SOURCE Edmonton Sun, 10 Dec 05

Finally, some debate on real issues [CA]
By Riley, Susan
SOURCE Guardian [Charlottetown], 8 Dec 05

Child care dollars: How many spaces does a billion bucks buy? [CA]
SOURCE CBC News, Reality Check, 8 Dec 05

Tory day care proposal draws mixed reviews: Some Calgary moms like current system [CA]
van Rassel, Jason
SOURCE Calgary Herald, 6 Dec 05

Whoa, baby! Chew on these child care plans [CA]
Leblanc, Daniel
SOURCE Globe and Mail, 6 Dec 05

Martin boosts daycare pledge [CA]
Canadian Press
SOURCE Toronto Star, 6 Dec 05

Daycare proposal [CA]
SOURCE  CTV News and Current Affairs, 5 Dec 05

Gulf between parties is size of a small child: Liberals, Tories differ distinctly on daycare options [CA]
Sokoloff, Heather
SOURCE National Post, 5 Dec 05

Tories offer child care allowance [CA]
SOURCE Toronto Star, 5 Dec 05

'High-profile' battle in the Beaches [CA-ON]
Hall, Joseph
SOURCE Toronto Star, 30 Nov 05

PM slams rivals for forcing vote [CA]
Whittington, Les
SOURCE Toronto Star, 30 Nov 05

See ya, Stephen'? [CA]
Gordon, Sean
SOURCE Toronto Star, 29 Nov 06

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