MarthaFriendly
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Child care policy researcher. Activist. Feminist. Grandmother. Working with many others to build a Canada-wide quality child care system.
Toronto
Joined April 2015
And free universal childcare is one of his signature campaign promises. Now that's a politician I can relate to! From an ex-New Yorker, congratulations @ZohranKMamdani #cdnchildcare
Breaking News: Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old state lawmaker from Queens, will be the 111th mayor of New York. He will be the first Muslim to ever lead the city, as well as its first South Asian mayor and the youngest mayor in more than a century. https://t.co/7tewUOBm0A
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Send a message to federal and Ontario politicians telling them to secure the $10aDay child care plan and follow the Roadmap to Universal Child Care.
childcareontario.org
With only months until the end of the current Canada-Ontario $10aDay child care agreement, Ontario still has not signed a new funding agreement - putting this
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The #cdnchildcare program Ken Dryden tried to put in place as Social Development minister was foundational - paving the way for today's $10 a day childcare. As I advocated to, and got to know Ken back in the day, I too found much to appreciate - and I didn't grow up a hockey fan!
As a kid and a Canadiens fan, I grew up in awe of Ken Dryden. And when I actually got to know him and work with him, my admiration only deepened. His commitment to social justice, not just in theory but in practice, as exemplified by his early work on childcare, defined for many,
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Margaret E Atwood @MargaretAtwood is my kind of author
Here's a piece of literature by me, suitable for seventeen-year-olds in Alberta schools, unlike -- we are told -- The Handmaid's Tale. (Sorry, kids; your Minister of Education thinks you are stupid babies.) John and Mary were both very, very good children. They never picked
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Now that's quite a book!
#rstats So chuffed! I printed the first PDF copy of my book to see what it might look like in print! It will be printed in full color! Visualizing Multivariate Data and Models in R On the whole, looks good, but lots of tweaking to do. It weighs in at ~440 pgs.
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@MornaBallantyne, Executive Director of @Child_Care_Now, congratulated the @nsgov on its commitment to expand the supply of not-for-profit early learning and child care programs. #cdnchildcare #nsed #nslab #ECE #CBU #CBRM @ChildCareNowNS @_MFriendly
https://t.co/yqTPzeDB1t
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This @FraserInstitute bumph sho puts me in mind of a book i used years ago as an undergraduate "How to lie with statistics" https://t.co/UDmTQWTJMX. It was about how advertising works to convince, not inform #cdnchildcare
fraserinstitute.org
The number of children (aged 0 to 5 years) on child-care waitlists in Ottawa has ballooned by more than 300 per cent.
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My father Stephen Lewis is spectacularly uninterested in social media, so I’m posting this myself (though he has read it and is prepared to suffer the indignity of all I'm about to reveal). When he was Canada’s ambassador to the UN from 1984-88, Dad was truly shocked by the
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With the federal election behind us, it’s an important time to push Ontario to finally get a #10aDayChildCare agreement signed. Join our next parent organizing meeting on May 14 at 8pm to talk about next steps. RSVP here:
childcareontario.org
Join with other families who support the $10aDay child care plan and are calling for it to be protected & expanded!
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Great relevant headline in @MotherJones : "Florida man loses Canadian election"
Take that, @realDonaldTrump. My quick take on the election results that are still rolling in. https://t.co/ZgldVcGwQL
#cdnpoli
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Yeah - such Godzilla-like mindless destruction of our public resources. Why do "the people of Ontario" need resources like Ontario Place, Science Centre, Greenbelt - let 'em eat cake, eh, fordnation?
Well if there’s a better image of the destruction the Ford government wreaked at Ontario Place, I don’t know what it is. Terrible, terrible stewards of our public resources. #topoli #onpoli
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Stephen Harper's TV ads urging Canadians to vote "only Pierre" to bring back the good ol' times under a Harper/Poilievre govt reminded me of this excellent analysis. Lest we (women) forget https://t.co/xFVChHFd6u
#cdnchildcare
thestar.com
Feminists across the country are emerging from their bomb shelters, and blinking in the stark light of day to assess the damage of the past decade under the Stephen Harper government.
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Must-read by Gord Cleveland: How will the outcome of #Elxn2025 affect $10-a-day child care? https://t.co/EE30PX15tX
#cdnchildcare @Child_Care_Now @10aDayPlan @ChildCareON @CCCF_FCSGE
theconversation.com
As Canada’s current $10-a-day plan is being built, working toward its goals — affordability, accessibility, quality and inclusivity — is the best way to ensure child care now and in the future.
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#StandOnGuard for Child Care
If you want some accurate data, facts and analysis about the $10-a-day #cdnchildcare program, see "Eight things to know about $10-a-day child care", by Gordon Cleveland and me -
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Another way to put what @susan_p_riley is saying is "an I can't stan em" https://t.co/xK2lHP6Vb7
#cdnpoli
Unlocked | Susan Riley @susan_p_riley Pierre Poilievre: we’re just not that into him #cdnpoli
https://t.co/L2ho1MwJNg
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In this election, we’re voting for #10aDayChildCare! Lower fees have made life more affordable for many families. And, it’s not just good for families—it’s good for the economy too. Send a message to party leaders & local candidates: https://t.co/RBv3URNtDY
#Elxn2025 #CdnPoli
childcareontario.org
The Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care advocates for universal, affordable, high-quality child care in Ontario. Join us to support children and families.
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