MarthaFriendly

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MarthaFriendly

MarthaFriendly

@_MFriendly

Child care policy researcher. Activist. Feminist. Grandmother. Working with many others to build a Canada-wide quality child care system.

Toronto Katılım Nisan 2015
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MarthaFriendly@_MFriendly·
@LindaMcQuaig observes that privatization(s) have in common that they "gouge" people. In childcare, privatization is bad for "consumers"(i.e. parents)/ children/educators but also the public purse. She's sure right that "Privatization is no path to affordability".
Linda McQuaig@LindaMcQuaig

Not all privatizations are as disastrous as the 407. But they all share one feature: they gouge consumers. Crazy to privatize our airports--in the middle of “affordability crisis,” no less! #cdnpoli thestar.com/opinion/contri…

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John Bowker@bowker_john·
Former Liberal minister Greg Sobara said Billy Bishop airport plan is “a serious degradation of the Toronto Islands & Toronto's waterfront … I am appalled by the collective silence of the Toronto Liberal caucus members on this matter” tvo.org/article/analys… #onpoli #cdnpoli
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MarthaFriendly@_MFriendly·
The Liberals are right to tout the advances made in #cdnchildcare - CWELCC - thus far. But for the program to fulfill the promises re: women, children, and - of major importance currently - the economy, must keep building it. Needs additional federal funding, better policy.
John George McCracken@BigJMcC

@althiaraj Child care, another program widely touted by Liberals, will also see cuts. The $625M Early Learning and Child Care Infrastructure Fund will sunset next year. #cdnchildcare #ECE #canlab @MornaBallantyne @_MFriendly @avilewis @Child_Care_Now thestar.com/politics/polit…

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MarthaFriendly@_MFriendly·
Great to see @althiaraj 's nuanced coverage of the current #cdnchildcare situation - important to pay attention to it now rather than wait for it to unravel.
John George McCracken@BigJMcC

@althiaraj @MornaBallantyne @_MFriendly @avilewis @Child_Care_Now “Provinces have all said that they need more federal funding to be able to sustain the program. “Without a signal now that there’s going to be more funding, I think the program is at risk,” Morna Ballantyne, Child Care Now.

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Cheri DiNovo
Cheri DiNovo@CheriDiNovo·
DON'T Privatize our airports!! @MarkJCarney Look how well it's gone with Metrolinx or Therme Spa Toronto gets it.
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CJFE@CJFE·
New joint statement from Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) and Canadian Association of Journalists on the recent changes to Ontario’s freedom of information laws. Access to information is essential for accountability, transparency, and the public’s right to know.
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Colin D'Mello | Global News
Colin D'Mello | Global News@ColinDMello·
NEW: An advocacy group is planning to file a constitutional challenge to Ontario’s freedom of information clampdown, arguing it breaches the right of voters to be informed for a meaningful debate about public issues. globalnews.ca/news/11824648/… #onpoli
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MarthaFriendly@_MFriendly·
Damn right, and this goes for "care". Looking at whether handing child care over to for-profit entities reduces costs: evidence shows it's actually a more costly model, to the chagrin of jurisdictions that have fallen for this nostrum #cdnchildcare
Diana Chan McNally@DianaCMcNally

After 40+ years of failed austerity politics and privatization, we're somehow still touting that we can "reduce costs" by handing over public services to for-profit, privatized entities.

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MarthaFriendly@_MFriendly·
So ironic to be looking to the USA re #cdnchildcare but this piece,'tho about the military, has alot to say nyti.ms/4sPh7oy It concludes "The military’s own history shows: Child care is not what you sacrifice to keep the country safe. It’s what keeps the country running"
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Childcare Resource and Research Unit@childcarepolicy·
Great to see these "two stars of the [US] Democratic Party (and the personification of maximally cool guys) showcasing childcare. Why? As the @nytimes observes, "universal child care: is "a critical part of the affordability agenda" #cdnchildcare bit.ly/4crkuvG
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Runas Dos Lunas
Runas Dos Lunas@DosRunas·
🚨 LULA DA SILVA ACABA DE EXPLOTAR LA MENTIRA GLOBAL 🔥 “Ni yo, ni la Unión Europea, ni Estados Unidos aceptamos ese acuerdo… ¡y ahora vuelven a inventar que Irán va a fabricar armas nucleares! ¡NO las van a desarrollar! Es la misma vieja estrategia: primero te mienten, luego te destruyen. A América Latina nos pintan como un continente de narcos.
Al mundo árabe lo convierten en sinónimo de terrorismo. ¿Y quién es el “bueno” en esta película? ¡Ellos! Siempre ellos. ¡Basta de mentiras para justificar guerras!” ¿Te suena familiar?
Lula lo dijo clarito. Copia, pega y que se haga viral. #LaVerdadDuele #LulaNoSeCalla #HipocresiaOccidental #IranNoEsElEnemigo
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MarthaFriendly@_MFriendly·
Good illustration of why #cdchildcare shouldn't be a private business bit.ly/4sAOsn6. Closing down hundreds of now-publicly funded spaces parents rely on should be a public, not private owner's, decision @YMCAofNL
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David Doel
David Doel@daviddoel·
This is insane. One of Ontario's best reporters @TinaYazdani was fired from @CityNewsTO and they won't say why. They also removed a couple of her stories that showed her challenging the Ford government's garbage.
Ahmad Elbayoumi@ahmadelbayoumi

NEW: CityNews has cut ties with Queen’s Park reporter Tina Yazdani, @policornerca has learned, while at least two of her stories about the Ford government have quietly vanished from the web without explanation. policorner.ca/p/scoop-the-fi…

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@LindaMcQuaig @althiaraj @MarkJCarney @MayorOliviaChow @nytimes @YMCAofNL @MikeJohnson @TinaYazdani