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Tonight @RegionWaterloo will vote to shut (or protect?) five regional children’s centres. A thread on this.... @Redman4Region @EClarkeYW @tomjgalloway14 @Michaelharrispc @DaveJaworsky @HellieJow @karlkiefer52 @Kathryn_McGarry @Sandy_Shantz @berryonline #Cdnchildcare #childcare
But wait! Didn’t we already do this? Yes, 5 years ago, Council considered closing the centres on the advice of big-business consultant KPMG. But when they heard from the community & independent researchers about the value of these centres, 15 of 16 councillors voted to keep them. 
Why are we back here now? Is childcare in Waterloo Region suddenly more accessible? Has demand dropped? Um. No. *Heck no.* And it’s a problem across Canada.
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Let me brief you on what Manitoba is doing with respect to childcare during COVID: a thread. #Cdnchildcare #mbpoli
On Aug 24, MB issued its second Action Plan for early learning and childcare (part of its renewed bilateral agreement with the federal government). On Aug 26, MB made a childcare spending announcement. Sounds like good news, right?
Manitoba will receive another $15 million this fiscal year, the fourth year of federal transfers. The total by March 31 2021 will be $60 million from Ottawa. What will Manitoba have done with these federal funds? It is hard to track, exactly.
