Campaign Child Care 2004
June 28, 2004 is election day - collectively we can and must make sure that all candidates and political parties from coast to coast to coast speak to child care as a key election issue.

The Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada (CCAAC) will be working with child care advocates and other organizations to provide practical and user friendly election tools; information about child care issues and our solutions to address the current crisis; news about what the parties have said and what their 2004 platforms feature; links to other web sites which feature child care and more!

We will be adding new materials up until the election day. We hope you will regularly visit www.ccaac.ca

If you have any general inquiries, please contact info@ccaac.ca

Seeing and Solving the Child Care Crisis: Options for Progress
Advocates from every region are coming together to develop a child care strategy for Canada. That's what the Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada's discussion paper, Seeing and Solving the Crisis: Options for Progress is all about.
If you have any questions, contact us at info@parentvoices.ca

Send a Memo to Martin
Hon. Paul Martin is preparing to become the leader of the federal Liberal Party. We are calling on parents and families to send a clear message to Hon. Martin - Canada's children need and deserve access to an affordable, inclusive and high quality child care system.
November 2003

2003 Federal Pre-budget Consultation
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance will be holding public hearings on the 2003 pre-budget consultations from September 15 to November 7, 2003.
Preparing a Brief for the Federal Pre-Budget Consultation
Calling all parents - here's a tool to assist you in developing a brief to the federal Standing Committee on Finance. It includes an Introduction, a section titled "Canada's reality" and a set of recommendations.
If you have any questions and/or would like assistance in preparing your brief, you may contact the Parent Voices Project Consultant, Dianne Goldberg at info@parentvoices.ca
August 2003

Is child care on the agenda of the Liberal Leadership candidates?
What are the candidates saying? Add your voices!
June 2003

The 2003/04 Federal Budget
The Background (PDF)
What did Finance Minister Manley deliver?
Reactions to the federal budget
Federal Budget 2003 - What does it really mean for licensed child care? (PDF)
February 2003

Federal Budget Watch (PDF)
On February 18th the federal budget will be presented in the House of Commons. Check out the Budget Watch Kit to find out what a Budget Watch is and how to participate and add your voices. Will we see the federal government take significant steps in recognizing their role in building and funding a comprehensive child care system? Is there a framework for child care with timelines and accountability requirements and a budget of 10.9 billion over the next 4 years?
February 2003

Send an Urgent Letter
We need to speak up and ensure our parent voices are heard! Tell Hon. Jane Stewart and your Premier that you support a new agreement which dedicates new federal funds to regulated, affordable, publicly accountable child care.
February 2003

A Memo to Manley
The federal government is preparing a spring budget for 2003/2004. It will be released in February 2003. The Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada is calling on advocates to send a clear message to the federal Finance Minister, Hon. John Manley, that it's time to make child care a priority.
December 2002

Parent Voices Letter Writing Kit (Microsoft Word Document, 68KB)
It's time for the federal government to make child care a priority. Add your voices to the Parent Voices letter writing campaign.
October 2002