I have to make my voice heard on this issue.
If the Conservatives used to be scary because of their hidden agenda, socialists are even scarier with their desire to institutionalize our children by taking away the choices of parents. If 75% of families are being ignored by socialists who want a "national" daycare, how can their program be justified? We all know what a money pit "national" healthcare is, so, why would rational people support another money pit?
On International Women's Day, a day that was supposed to honour women, all I saw on TV were special interest groups spouting off about how a "national" daycare was needed. What really ticked me off was that they were using daycare children. Is this their idea of how to educate our children? Make them little robots?
Well, I say honour ALL parents by supporting choice in childcare.
Allow parents to choose between daycare, staying at home (Mom or Dad), neighbours, nieces/nephews, GMa's/GPa's, nannies, the list is endless. Rural families and shift workers depend on family and friends more than urban families and 9to5er's do, but they are being ignored in this "national" daycare. This "national" daycare suits Toronto socialists such as Olivia Chow, who on Women's Day was telling us how this "national" daycare is the way to go, but she represents her riding in Toronto, not the rest of the country.
One of the reasons I voted for the Conservatives was because of their choice in childcare program. Even the word childcare as opposed to daycare shows the distinct difference between their way of thinking. One is interested in supporting children and ALL parents; the other is interested in supporting daycare workers and their union supporters.
Make a choice for families, support choice in childcare. If the Liberals, NDP and Bloc want to make this an election issue, I say, "Bring it on!!"
Please make the word "national" disappear from any discussion of daycare, as I'm really sick of typing it.
