The Toronto Star is reporting on Jack Layton’s answer to the Daycare debate:
The program, to be phased in over four years, would enable parents to return to work, help kids get an early start in their education and even help eliminate child poverty, he said yesterday.
“We don’t do a very good job of looking after our kids nationwide,” Layton said, as he
unveiled his proposal at the Parkdale Beach Childcare Centre. He cited the examples of several mothers who were on hand with their children, saying they’ve had a tough time finding daycare, with waiting lists topping a year.
As the page says, this is really becoming a key issue in the election campaign. I hereby declare this election to be the RACE FOR THE SOCCER MOMS. Where is my Astrovan?