Women unite across party lines in support of childcare

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"New Democrat Olivia Chow, Liberal Ruby Dhalla and Bloquiste Vivian Barbot have joined forces to put child care back on the national agenda. Their goal is to force a parliamentary vote on Bill C-303, a private member's bill calling for a pan-Canadian
child-care system with dedicated federal funding.

Obviously, this runs directly counter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper's plan. He is taking money out of organized child care to pay for his government's $100 monthly allowance to parents of preschoolers. No Conservative MP – male or female – is expected to support Bill C-303.

But that may not matter. If the Liberals, New Democrats and Bloc Québécois vote solidly in favour of the legislation, it will pass.

Tomorrow, the parliamentary committee on human resources and social development will begin final consideration of the bill, introduced by New Democrat Denise Savoie last spring."