July 19, 2003

Letters to the Editor
Globe and Mail
Toronto

Dear Editor:

If the Globe and Mail editorial on the perils of daycare is to be believed (The
latest information on the daycare nation, July 19, 2003) , we would expect that
Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Norway, where daycare is government supported and
widely used would be nations of delinquents, brigands, and criminals. Instead we
have nations of excellent health, low criminality and disorder, and exemplars of
democratic governance and civility.  Perhaps the Globe and Mail editorial board
can spend 1/10 of the intellectual energy it expends on deliberating the issue
of daycare -- perhaps noting that licensed daycare is unavailable to 90% of
Canadian families -- to focus upon the negative effects upon children of poverty
where there is no controversy or debate. But that may require the Globe and Mail
to address issues that are inconsistent with its emphasis upon pandering to the
whims of the rich and powerful.

Dennis Raphael, PhD
Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Director
School of Health Policy and Management
Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies
York University
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3
tel: 416-736-2100, ext. 22134
fax: 416-736-5227
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website: http://quartz.atkinson.yorku.ca/QuickPlace/draphael/Main.nsf/

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