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During the June 2004 and January 2006 federal election campaigns, the Liberal Party promised the creation of a universal, accessible childcare policy. Given the current scarcity of affordable, quality childcare throughout the country, this promise was, quite predictably, warmly received. At the same time, discussions about a national childcare policy raised important questions about ensuring the universality of accessible, quality care for children. Such issues have yet to be seriously deliberated in the academic, public and political discussions regarding the development of national childcare. This paper seeks to address questions about the effectiveness of federal involvement in early child education and care through the analysis of two other legislative initiatives created to support...
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... Act to amend the Labour Standards Act (parental leave) . * Integrity Act . * Loan Authorization Ac...
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...Ms. Nishri applied for the parental leave benefits provided by the amendments. [2] Her...
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...Paid sick leave provides an important first example. Paid sick lea...These include paid parental leave, the ability of working mothers to breastfee...
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...Pregnancy and parental leave. 1. In subsections 59A(2) and 59G(3), a refe...
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...Ms. Nishri applied for the parental leave benefits provided by the amendments. [2] Her...
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... insurance - Maternity benefits and parental benefits - Whether provisions of federal employmen... replacement benefits during maternity leave and parental leave does not trench on the provinci...
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Interactions such as these may be quite stressful for the parent, contributing to small behavioral changes that add up to a decline in the quality of parenting (Ambert 2001).\n Thus, it is unlikely that regional and income differences between the samples account for the ethnic differences that we found regarding the association between childhood obesity and parental behavior. Given the high levels of attention accorded to obesity and widely publicized statements about an "obesity epidemic," it is possible that the gap between African American and European American parents has narrowed over time because recent public discussion has increased the salience of the issue among African American parents.
... There are limitations to this analysis that leave substantial room for future work. First, the measu...
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... into the area of maternity benefits and parental leave (ostensibly under the Employment Insurance A...
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... medical treatment decisions free of parental or judicial control. While it may be very difficul...25(8)'s failure to leave room for the young person to rebut the presumption...