Grazing Rites

While I was very tempted to discuss the latest in the Palin saga, like how Republicans tried and failed to pull the lead investigator into the ethics probe on TrooperGate that’s exactly what Stephen Harper wants. That’s right, he’s timed this election to take his last stab at a majority while we’re all paying attention to US politics.

It’s not going to work on me, and I’ll do my best to make sure it doesn’t work on you.

So in my first installment, let’s take a look at Child Care policy stances. Before I continue I should add two caveats. 1) The election was just called so not all parties are as ready as others with policies. 2) I only took somewhat cursory glances at the big 4 parties’ websites – further digging may have given better, more detailed results. Rest assured I’m confident I’ll revisit this issue before General Election Day.

Conservative View
They think giving families $100 a month makes child care affordable. This is the equivalent of putting a Band-Aid on a severed arm. It may help a little but it’s really just a drop in the bucket. In my specific situation it pays for about 12%. And that’s just what they’re doing now – they seem to have no plans to do more if elected.

NDP View
They understand that $100 barely does anything, they want to make child care as available as Health Care; which is to say equal levels of equality regardless of location or economic class.

Liberal View
No policy found. This doesn’t mean that one doesn’t exist but if you have to dig that much for it, is it really a priority?

Green View
No policy found. This doesn’t mean that one doesn’t exist but if you have to dig that much for it, is it really a priority?

Conclusion
On this issue at this time, I see the NDP having not only the superior policy but better understanding of the issue and the economics involved. For more on their stance, go here: http://www.ndp.ca/page/6750

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