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Who Should Pay for School Supplies?

August 22, 2011




At this time of year, most parents are rushing around in a frantic panic searching for each and every item on their child’s school supply list. If your lists are anything like mine, they include a combination of the usual (24 pencils, sharpened), the overly specific (1″ white binder with pockets), and the unusual (travel [...]

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Full day kindergarten: Yes? No? Maybe?

August 31, 2009




Not too long ago I wrote about the lack of flexibility in our maternity and parental leave system. Today reader Gayle asked me if I would post about my thoughts on full day kindergarten, which has been proposed for the province of Ontario and is slated to begin in the fall of 2010. My thoughts, [...]

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Despite a breastfeeding rate of over 90%, there is still work to be done educating people

July 13, 2008




In Ontario, more than 90% of babies are breastfed and human rights legislation protects their right to breastfeed anytime, anywhere. However, there is still a lot of work to be done in educating the public and service providers about the rights of breastfed babies and breastfeeding mothers. From the Guelph Examiner: “We were just sitting [...]

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