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We are encouraged that the Conservative government says it is willing to consider "alternatives to the tax system" and will begin consultations on ways to encourage the creation of more child-care spaces. We hope that during this process, Diane Finley, the Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, will be convinced of what many people already know &emdash; a comprehensive national child-care system cannot be built by offering employers tax incentives to create the necessary spaces.
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We also hope Finley will realize the real answer is to honour the series of federal-provincial child-care agreements struck last year.
* Doris Grinspun is Executive Director of the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario
- reprinted from the Toronto Star