COVID-19 and child care news in Canada
Justin Trudeau's government says it champions women. Proroguing Parliament suggests otherwise
The Star, 25 August 2020
To follow in Freeland’s footsteps child care must be a national priority
The Start, 23 August 2020
Nothing ‘off the table’ as federal NDP calls for $2 billion infusion into child care
Humboldt Journal, 23 August 2020
The post-pandemic future: Affordable child care will save the economy
Toronto Life, 19 August 2020
Canada's economic recovery depends on working moms
Refinery 29, 18 August 2020
Pandemic threatens to wipe out decades of progress for working mothers
CBC News, 17 August 2020
Singh calls on feds to fund $10 billion for child care over next 4 years
Huffington Post, 15 August 2020
Growing concern over proposed changes to child care regulations
CTV News, 13 August 2020
As schools prepare to reopen during COVID-19, are the kids alright?
The Conversation, 12 August 2020
Penticton, B.C., parents scramble to find child care as city develops action plan
Global News, 11 August 2020
Kids may find masks uncomfortable, but they'll be vital to stopping COVID-19 in schools, says expert
CBC Radio, 10 August 2020
COVID-19 guidance for schools Kindergarten to Grade 12
Government of Canada, 9 August 2020
Has the COVID-19 pandemic made a national child care plan an easier sell for Justin Trudeau?
The Globe and Mail, 6 August 2020
'Pandemic pods': How some parents plan on educating their kids in September
CTV News, 30 July 2020
COVID-19 risks for kids are low, must be balanced against cost of being out of school, doctors say
CBC News, 28 July 2020
Calls to fully reopen schools in September are on a collision course with reality
Globe and Mail, 27 July 2020
We can’t let COVID-19 destroy economic gains for women
The Toronto Star, 24 July 2020
An aging Canada can’t afford to have women out of the labour force
The Guardian, 24 July 2020
Feds respond to COVID-19 child-care frustrations with $625M cash infusion
CTV News, 24 July 2020
The economics of childcare
CBC Radio One - The Cost of Living, 17 July 2020
Chrystia Freeland on ‘As It Happens’ Q&A
Childcare at: [6:08]
CBC Radio - As It Happens, 17 July 2020
Childcare is an economic issue Canadians need to tackle, say economists and parents alike
CBC News, 17 July 2020
Women’s participation in labour force reaches lowest level in three decades: RBC
The Star, 16 July 2020
Federal government to provide provinces and territories with $19B for 'safe restart' of economy
CBC News, 16 July 2020
Video: Trudeau announces provinces will receive $19 billion to restart their economies
Child care at: [1:10]
Global News, 16 July 2020 - Access video via YouTube
When a pandemic hits, working moms pay the price
The Tyee, 15 July 2020
83% of teachers surveyed express concerns about returning to school in September
The Globe and Mail, 13 July 2020
Uncertainty over schooling plans has working mothers mulling leaving workforce
CTV News/ The Canadian Press, 13 July 2020
Canada's cautious school reopening plans leave moms in the lurch
Reuters, 12 July 2020
Parents, trapped: Lack of childcare could undermine economic recovery and hurt women, but the solution is expensive
The Globe and Mail, 11 July 2020
Canadian women struggling to return to work
Global News, 10 July 2020
Childcare reform: Why aren’t dads demanding better support, too?
Chatelaine, 9 July 2020
Fiscal snapshot supports calls for a gendered approach to economic relief
CTV News, 9 July 2020
COVID-19 has fostered ‘perfect storm pushing women out of their jobs’: UBC study co-author
Vancouver Sun, 9 July 2020
Jagmeet Singh, Elizabeth May urge Trudeau to help women and immigrants hurt by COVID-19
National Observer, 8 July 2020
Opinion: The pandemic is hurting Canada’s working mothers
The Globe and Mail, 8 July 2020
Karina Roman: Parents, provinces call on Ottawa to help ensure schools open in the fall
CBC News, 4 July 2020
Child care a priority in federal COVID-19 help for provinces, PM says
Yahoo News!, 3 July 2020
Education is a human right, but it certainly hasn’t been a COVID-19 priority
The Globe and Mail, 2 July 2020
Video: Coronavirus: The future of daycare and child care services
Global News, 28 June 2020
Coronavirus: The future of daycare and child care services
Global News, 28 June 2020
Child care after the coronavirus pandemic should be more inclusive of children with disabilities
The Conversation, 24 June 2020
Coronavirus forces child-care centres to reduce capacity, leaving parents scrambling
Global News, 25 June 2020
For some non-profits, COVID-19 isn't just a struggle. It's a do-or-die moment
CBC News, 26 June 2020
National childcare strategy will be a lynchpin of economic recovery, says Martha Friendly
CBC News, 19 June 2020
Child care strategy a golden opportunity
The Hamilton Spectator, 23 June 2020
Ottawa urged to earmark billions for child care as provinces reopen
The Toronto Star, 22 June 2020
Better public child care is the engine we need for recovery post-coronavirus
The Conversation, 15 June 2020
As daycares reopen, parents are facing impossible decisions to keep kids safe from COVID-19
The National Post, 12 June 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is remapping childhood—and the effects may linger
Macleans, 11 June 2020
Extending CERB for months could double $60-billion budget, PBO report suggests
Financial Post, 10 June 2020
Parent/ Family survey: Impact of COVID-19 on Canadians: Parenting during the pandemic
Statistics Canada, June 2020
As Canadian economy reopens, will child care be there to support working parents?
The Toronto Star, 10 June 2020
On child care, politicians are doing exactly what they said they wouldn’t. Women are paying the price
The Toronto Star, 5 June 2020
PSAC calls for more measures to support workers facing child care challenges
PSAC Union, 5 June 2020
Video: House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources - Meeting no.16
Armine Yalnizyan, 4 June 2020
Video: Lack of child care impacting return to work process
Global News, 4 June 2020
There is no economic recovery without adequate child care
The Star, 2 June 2020
Deal on child care support said to be 'very close'
CTV News, 28 May 2020
Without more support for child care, economic recovery will be slow, says, expert
CBC Current, 22 May 2020
Child care restrictions preventing some from going back to work as economy reopens
CTV News, 18 May 2020
Feds quietly probe expanded role for child care in post-pandemic recovery
The Star, 18 May 2020
Child care is essential to our economic recovery
The Star, 11 May 2020
Trudeau advisers say there is a way out of the Covid-19 downturn: Child care
Andy Blatchford, Politico, 8 May 2020
Ottawa urged to spend on child care to help economy emerge from pandemic
The Star, 6 May 2020
Coronavirus outbreak: Trudeau says government committed to providing affordable childcare spaces
Global News, 12 May 2020
Ottawa urged to spend on child care to help economy emerge from pandemic
The Star, 6 May 2020
Public health officials take seriously new research that children may not be superpreaders after all
CBC News, 4 May 2020
'What do we do with the kids?' Experts say child care needed in reopening plans
CTV News, May 2020
Justin Trudeau says he’s committed to gender equality. He just missed a chance to prove it
The Star, 1 May 2020
Survey for parents: Parenting during the pandemic
University of Manitoba
In some provinces, parents are paying thousands to shuttered daycares to keep their child’s spots
The Globe and Mail, 17 April 2020
Opinion: COVID-19 crisis shows the importance of early child care
Edmonton Journal, 18 April 2020
COVID-19’s impact: not recession, but completely different economics
Toronto Star, 9 April 2020
Canadians who don’t qualify for CERB, other COVID-19 support fear falling through cracks
Huffington Post, 8 April 2020
Are you the perfect quarantine parent? (No and there’s no need to be)
The Star, 2 April 2020
Some licensed child-care centres won't survive COVID-19 closures, industry warns
CBC News, 31 March 2020
5 ways to help children cope during a pandemic
Ryerson University, 30 March 2020
COVID-19: Justin Trudeau unveils funding for families, small businesses amid coronavirus uncertainty
Global News, 18 March 2020
COVID-19: Canada’s medical workers scramble to find child care amid COVID-19 outbreak
Globe and Mail, 16 March 2020