Comments on: On the Conservatives’ so-called Choice in Child Care Allowance plan http://dmehus.wordpress.com/2005/12/05/on-the-conservatives-so-called-choice-in-child-care-allowance-plan/ Classic Doug is an archived, non-updated collection of musings, thoughts and ramblings on a variety of topics, from the mind of Doug Mehus. To visit his up-to-date personal weblog, please visit: http://dmehus.posterous.com/ Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:13:55 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Doug Mehus http://dmehus.wordpress.com/2005/12/05/on-the-conservatives-so-called-choice-in-child-care-allowance-plan/#comment-76 Doug Mehus Sun, 11 Dec 2005 21:48:24 +0000 http://dmehus.wordpress.com/2005/12/05/on-the-conservatives-so-called-choice-in-child-care-allowance-plan/#comment-76 David, you are quite right about child care possibly being an issue for local government to handle (and fund). However, because it's so expensive, I believe it should one of those issues (like transit, road infrastructure, and affordable housing programs) that should be cost-shared between all three levels of government and, where appropriate, partnered with the private sector.<br/><br/>As far as your first question goes, there's nothing wrong with it unless it takes money away from existing programs.<br/><br/>$1,200 *may* be enough to tempt people into having more children and that may be positive. However, I think it would be far better to raise allowable immigration quotas substantially and, by extension, provide Canadian accreditation to foreign post-secondary education credentials held by new immigrants and having them simply write a Canadian equivalency and competency exam in that area.<br/><br/>Ciao,<br/>Doug David, you are quite right about child care possibly being an issue for local government to handle (and fund). However, because it’s so expensive, I believe it should one of those issues (like transit, road infrastructure, and affordable housing programs) that should be cost-shared between all three levels of government and, where appropriate, partnered with the private sector.

As far as your first question goes, there’s nothing wrong with it unless it takes money away from existing programs.

$1,200 *may* be enough to tempt people into having more children and that may be positive. However, I think it would be far better to raise allowable immigration quotas substantially and, by extension, provide Canadian accreditation to foreign post-secondary education credentials held by new immigrants and having them simply write a Canadian equivalency and competency exam in that area.

Ciao,
Doug

]]> By: David Simpson http://dmehus.wordpress.com/2005/12/05/on-the-conservatives-so-called-choice-in-child-care-allowance-plan/#comment-75 David Simpson Sat, 10 Dec 2005 03:12:45 +0000 http://dmehus.wordpress.com/2005/12/05/on-the-conservatives-so-called-choice-in-child-care-allowance-plan/#comment-75 1) What is wrong with offering a supplement to existing childcare programs? What about workers in rural areas who need to rely on family/neighbours to provide daycare services?<br/>2) Is $1200/year enough to tempt people into having more children?<br/>Doesn't Canada need more people since our birthrate isn't keeping up with the deathrate?<br/>3) Should the federal government even be involved in daycare? Shouldn't it be a local issue like garbage collection? 1) What is wrong with offering a supplement to existing childcare programs? What about workers in rural areas who need to rely on family/neighbours to provide daycare services?
2) Is $1200/year enough to tempt people into having more children?
Doesn’t Canada need more people since our birthrate isn’t keeping up with the deathrate?
3) Should the federal government even be involved in daycare? Shouldn’t it be a local issue like garbage collection?

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