That's what the Social Development Minister Diane Finley said on Politics with Don Newman today. "We want to provide child care not jobs".
She was under a lot of pressure from Olivia Chow of the NDP and Carolyn Bennett of the Liberals. Flustered she blurted out the truth. Its not about choice but jobs,that is the Conservatives are opposed to job creation by the State. I am shocked. For them there are two clear cut models of child care, one where children are together supervised by child care workers and the other is where the little woman stays home and takes care of the kids. Thats the Tories real choice for Canadian families.
Stuck with their neo-con ideological blinders on they refuse to see that the private sector does not create child care, it expects the state to do it, in order to shift the burden from the capitalists to the worker/taxpayer. Which is why the provinces and business supported the Liberal plan.
And we know the Tory plan won't create jobs. Cause the Tories have only one plan to give out a baby bonus, which will barely pay for babysitting. Their tax credit plan for business to create day care spaces won't work. Didn't in Ontario under Mike Harris.
But their point is made, they are about choice. Not for working mothers, or for women working in Child Care. Choice for stay at home moms rich enough to afford nannies. For everyone else well leave your kids with baba.
It was ironic that she said this on International Womens Day when Stats Canada identified that Canadian women are still stuck in the pink ghetto, low wages lack of advancement. Like child care workers.Women still paid less, says 10-year study
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2 comments:
Your premise is incorrect first no one works to keep up with the jones its the bills they are keeping up with. So they have to work. Why don't you ask yourself since every single person believes children are the future, what an innane statement, from Rotary to unions, from CEO's to Freemasons, from Church groups to the Liberal Party, then why don't our employers provide day care spaces at work with qualified child care workers.
Then for those older but not yet school aged children then the state would provide for them as early education part of the public education system we all pay for even if we don't have kids in school.
I suppose you don't want to pay for public education either.
And you will be surprised I agree with you on taxes.A Peoples Program for Alberta
Though again your premise is that with reduced taxes one person (the little woman) can stay at home with the kids, which would drive most people nuts.
Which is why women who have done this also have neighbourhood creches where they leave the kids with each other so they can get out of the house for some peace and quiet and maybe some shopping.
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