ECEC in the 2004 federal election

How ECEC is positioned in the political parties' platforms

Election platform: Some day is now
SOURCE Green Party of Canada, May 2004.
Platform in pdf. Excerpt:

“Parents are doing their best to give their children opportunities to be successful, happy and healthy. The Green Party is committed to developing a national childcare strategy — one that includes non-profit, professional daycare, increased support for at-home parents and greater focus on family education, health and basic nutrition.

Currently in Canada, we spend about one dollar of public money on preschool education and care for every forty dollars we spend on education at other age levels. We need to change our thinking to consider the long-term — there’s simply no better investment.

The Green Party will:

- Raise the benefit levels for parental leave under the Employment Insurance Act.
- Create tax-incentives for businesses to implement flexible schedules and on-site childcare.
- Create a national network that links childcare services across all three levels of government and funds local childcare initiatives and facilities.
- Enforce pay equity for women in the workplace.”

How social policy and advocacy groups position ECEC

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