'I depend on child care, can we depend on you?'

NEWS RELEASE

ONTARIO COALITION FOR
BETTER CHILD CARE

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Because Sault Ste Marie just can’t work without it

Working parents of young children and those who work with them depend on child care.

On Monday, municipalities across Ontario will vote in new councillors and school board trustees.

These elected representatives hold significant decision-making responsibility for child care and early learning programs.

The Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care is running a campaign to ensure that all elected councillors and trustees are ready to take positive action for child care in their communities.

"I depend on child care. Therefore, I'm depending on my councillor to commit to better child care for all," said local Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care volunteer and parent Shauna Weston.

Local volunteers for the organization have asked municipal election candidates if they can be depended on to commit to better child care for all.

All mayoral and council candidates to pledge to:

• Develop positive relationships with child care centres.
• Work to ensure public consultation and collaborative relationships concerning the decision-making process when it comes to better child care.
• Advocate to provincial and federal governments for more public and not-for-profit early learning and child care programs for children.

The following candidates signed pledges:

Mayor

Debbie Amaroso
Heather Cook
 
Ward 1

Paul Christian
Derrek Crowell
Andy Martins
Rick Turco
 
Ward 2

John Duke
Terry Sheehan
 
Ward 3

David Poluck
Tim Thibault

Ward 4

Rick Niro
Luke Dufour
Lorena Tridico

Ward 5

Frank Fata
Marchy Bruni

Ward 6

Ozzie Grandinetti
Bryan Dumanski
Joe Krmpotich
Wanda McQueen
Ross Romano

The Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care (OCBCC) was founded in 1981 to advocate for universal, affordable, high quality, not-for-profit child care in Ontario.

For additional information please, visit www.idependonchildcare.ca or call Shauna Weston at 705-759-8187.

To sign a campaign card please email [email protected]

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