Who do you trust with your child care futuMulcair or Harper?
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17 Oct 2014
Child care has been at the forefront of our Parliamentary news this week, as the NDP announces its national child care strategy -- and the Conservatives launch into campaign-mode spin. Who do you trust with your child care future? Read Karl Nerenberg's report on the launch and keep up on the latest in our reporting from Parliament Hill here. (Need more reasons to support our Parliamentary Bureau? Here are 7 great ones.)
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