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ELECTION UPDATE:
NEW POSTINGS AVAILABLE ON CRRU’S WEBSITE
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13-Jan-06


* All three major parties have released their platforms this week.

 >> Stand up for Canada: Conservative Party of Canada platform 2006
(in pdf)
http://www.conservative.ca/media/20060113-Platform.pdf

 >> Securing Canada’s success: Liberal Party of Canada platform 2006
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=84119

 >> Getting results for people: New Democratic Party platform 2006
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=84131


* Other election related materials released this week:

 >> Think twice on January 23
Press release from the Think Twice Coalition expresses concerns about
the implications for Canadian social programs and equality rights of a
potential Conservative victory in the election.
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=84158

 >> Children and families deserve more than empty Conservative promises
Statement from the Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada and
endorsed by many other organizations.
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=84155

 >> Taxes pay for the Canada we want
Framing document from Vote for a Change says "the time has come to
challenge the call for more and more tax cuts."
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=84174


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ELECTION NEWS
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 >> Deserve's got nothing to do with it [CA]
by Salutin, Rick / Globe and Mail, 13 Jan 06
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=84169

 >> How your vote impacts on poverty rates [CA]
by Raphael, Dennis / Toronto Star, 12 Jan 06
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=84133

 >> Canada needs a national child care program [CA]
Letter to the editor
by McKnight, Marilyn / Barrie Examiner, 11 Jan 06
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=84164

 >> Conservative daycare plan gets skeptical reviews [CA-ON]
by Aiken, Mike / Kenora Daily Miner & News, 11 Jan 06
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=84141

 >> Hamm Tories wait on election before rolling out plan [CA-NS]
by Jackson, David / Chronicle Herald [Nova Scotia], 11 Jan 06
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=84138

 >> Conservative's child care plan won't help us [CA]
Letter to the editor
by Patterson, Jerri / Chilliwack Times, 10 Jan 06
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=84160

 >> Parents scrutinize candidates' child care claims [CA]
by Spiteri, Ray / Niagara Falls Review, 10 Jan 06
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=84165

 >> National child care program provides proper nurturing to future
citizens [CA]
Letter to the Editor
by Mills, Jai / Belleville Intelligencer, 9 Jan 06
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=84134


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FEDERAL ELECTION ISSUE FILE
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 >> Issue File: Early learning and child care in the 2006 federal election
http://www.childcarecanada.org/res/issues/2006federalelection.htm

Check back regularly for updates. Remember to refresh your computer to
get the latest version of the Issue File.




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