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Young Black girl is standing with a woman, holding her hand and leaning against the woman’s arm.

Ontario’s focus on child welfare finances won’t keep kids safe

A composite image of the five federal party leaders: NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Liberal Leader Mark Carney, Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet and Green Party co-leader Jonathan Pedneault

The federal election campaign has pushed women to the sidelines

About two dozen band members raise their right arms as they stand in a line. Several wear red headbands. A small crowd stands along the walls of the large hall-like building.

Are Indigenous communities being set up to fail with the transfer of control of child welfare services?

What should Quebec do with $900 million in parental leave surpluses?

A child strapped into a wheel chair inclined slightly backwards holds hands with his mother who is talking to him.

Ottawa must do more to help parents of children with disabilities

A baby in a purple suit with a red-and-blue tuque and multi-coloured socks lies on red fallen leaves.

Parental leave benefits need to be more practical and equitable

A closeup of an adult holding a baby while a hand reaches in to hold the baby’s hand.

The limitations of Quebec’s family policy

Making life truly affordable requires more than lowering inflation

Throne speech laid down markers for a clean and caring economy

A national school food program should be part of Ottawa’s stimulus package

Canada’s economic stability hinges on an equitable recovery for women

A reform of taxes would make a Guaranteed Livable Income feasible

Rebuilding childcare in Canada must include a national strategy

Accroître nos efforts pour prévenir la maltraitance des enfants

The nearly impossible balance for working mothers during pandemic

The kids are not all right: What will the government do about it?

COVID-19 crisis shows us childcare is always an essential service

Good policymaking requires women around the table

Have women disappeared from the messaging around child care?

La réalité des mères qui accouchent pendant leur prise en charge

Child care in the Ontario election

What makes Quebec such an outlier on child care?

All child care should be valued and funded

Pay equity laws alone won’t close the gap

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