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This post describes some of the parenting and family related promises outlined in the Conservatives platform. It should be noted that much of their platform focuses on what they have already achieved, rather than what they promise to do. In this post, I will focus primarily on new promises that they are making (to keep [...]
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Obviously I’m not the only one with thoughts on the issues. In addition to my own posts on the election, here are a few other blog posts that I’ve found on family and parenting issues in the Canadian election.
Family Outing: Incredibly well written post by Ariel Troster on rabble.ca. I can’t say it better than [...]
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For the next few weeks as we ride into the Canadian election, I am going to keep this post stickied to the top of the main page to act as an index to the posts on the election. I will add to it as new posts are published. To those not interested in the Canadian [...]
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This post describes some of the key parenting and family issues outlined in the Green Party’s vision and platform.
Family Needs and Finances
Committed to nurturing families and communities through integrated policies that focus on the welfare of the child, starting with prenatal nutrition all the way to affordable housing and accessible post secondary education.
Believe we must [...]
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This post describes some of the key parenting and family issues outlined in the NDP platform for the 2008 election.
Family Needs and Finances
Introduce a Poverty Elimination Act to elimiate poverty in Canada by 2020, with initial targets of reducing child poverty by more than 50 percent and overall poverty by more than 35 percent in [...]
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This post describes some of the key parenting and family issues outlined in the Liberal Party’s platform.
Family Needs and Finances
Cut lowest income tax rate to 13.5% from 15% and cut the middle class tax rate to 21% (down from 22%) and to 25 % (down from 26 %). These deductions will be paid for via [...]
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Family Needs and Finances
Wish to promote “social solidarity” as it has been implemented in Quebec, including wealth sharing initiatives like seven dollar a day care, the Quebec Parental Leave Program that is more generous and more flexible than the EI based program that exists in the rest of Canada, affordable tuition, and other initiatives.
Implement a [...]
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Canada goes to the polls on October 14!
I can’t put my finger on why, but for some reason this election is tweaking my interest more than past ones have. And since I now have this parenting blog, I thought that a great way that I could get involved in the election, help inform my own [...]
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