Wednesday, May 31, 2006, 07:50 PM - Child Care
The debate into child care has heated up again. The Provinces are not happy with the Conservative plan to provide tax credits and grants to encourage business and community groups to create new daycare spaces.
The Provinces see the plan as flawed because it doesn’t provide money for on-going operating costs of daycare spaces. It’s one thing to receive a grant and open a child care centre, it’s another thing to keep the centre up and running. The Provinces would like to see the $250 million per year redirected to them.
Human Resources Minister Diane Finley has said the federal incentive plan was an improvement over giving money to the provinces because it would cut down on administrative costs. If it’s a financially wise move, should the care of all of our children be transferred from parents to the federal government?
The provinces and territories have reminded us that they have jurisdictional responsibility to deliver child care.
In this back and forth over which level of government will provide best for our children one important consideration has been forgotten.... Childcare is ultimately the parent’s responsibility.
The Christian Heritage Party recognises parents as the people who are best able to decide what kind of care their children need.
That’s the wisdom of the CHP solution to childcare.
The CHP would provide $1,000 per month to stay at home parents. This would provide money enough to make a one income family viable, give parents the opportunity to raise their own child should they wish and increase our Gross Domestic Product through the increase of home based business’ and increased employment as others enter the work force.
That’s a win/win solution to an ongoing problem.
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Sunday, May 21, 2006, 08:15 PM - Environment
This seems like an obvious question, of course it is. The question is, how long has the earth been getting hotter?
Science tells us that 18,000 years ago much of Europe, North America and Asia were covered in ice. 8,000 years ago the Bering Straits were no longer covered by ice. Since the end of the ice age the Earth’s temperature has gone up 16 F and sea level has been raised by 300 ft.
Obviously global warming has been a problem a whole lot longer than since the Industrial Age.
In the 1970's, we were concerned about the threat of another ice age. But that cooling trend turned around again and, in the 1990's, we were again on a global warming trend.
There are cycles that our earth goes through and we can’t control that. Our contribution to the Carbon Dioxide in our atmosphere is very small.
I’m glad Stephen Harper is looking at options outside of Kyoto. There is pollution that we can have a great impact on, land, sea and air. If we point our resources towards the things we can improve then we can make positive steps towards responsible stewardship of our environment.
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Saturday, May 20, 2006, 12:20 PM - Electoral Reform
SELECTION PROCESS BEGINS FOR ONTARIO CITIZENS’ ASSEMBLY ON ELECTORAL REFORM (April 25, 2006)
Elections Ontario has begun a process to select 103 Ontarians to serve in the Ontario Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform. More than 120,000 randomly selected voters were invited by mail to express interest in serving in the Assembly. From among those expressing interest, a pool of voters in each riding will be invited to orientation and selection meetings in 16 regional centres across the province. At those meetings, one Assembly member and two alternates will be chosen for each riding. In 52 ridings a woman will be chosen and in 51 ridings a man will be chosen.
The selection process will be completed on or before July 14. The first meeting of the Assembly will take place on September 9-10. The Assembly will make its recommendation to adopt a new voting system or to retain the current system by May 2007. If a new system is proposed, a referendum will take place in conjunction with the October 2007 provincial election.
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Friday, May 12, 2006, 03:11 AM - Miscellaneous
Simcoe Grey CHP candidate, Peter VanderZaag, spoke at our Annual General Meeting on May 11, 2006.
He spoke of the leading role that Canada had played in the past, internationally. We have become increasingly ‘ingrown’ over the last few decades as we look out for ourselves.
The CHP must serve as the conscience of the nation. We must WAKE UP! We must look at what is happening in this country. What legacy are we leaving our children if we continue on our present path of moral decline?
In the end, it’s not whether we win or lose. We must be faithful, obedient and honour God... whatever the cost.
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Monday, May 8, 2006, 12:05 AM - Morality
Well, we’ve seen the Throne Speech of our Conservative Government and we’ve seen the budget of our Conservative Government. What is the most obvious conclusion?
The Conservatives are not planning on being conservative. We don’t find on the table any arrest of the moral decay of this country.
The Conservatives are playing it safe to protect their power. But, like all people, when we give up our moral stand just for a while, it remains in our “best interest” not to pick our morals up again. They do tend to get in our way!
As Lord Acton said, "power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely". I think we’re going to become very familiar with this quote as we see that “Conservative” doesn’t mean “conservative”.
Are Canadian conservatives feeling let down?
There is an option.... The Christian Heritage Party.
We don’t answer to the electorate alone, we answer to God for how we’ve used what he gives us.
That’s certainly cause for sober, second thought!
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Tuesday, April 25, 2006, 03:49 PM - Miscellaneous
The Conservative government has decreed that images of flag draped coffins may not be seen by Canadians and that flags on Parliament Hill may not be flown at half mast in honour of our fallen soldiers.
Shall we sweep the ultimate sacrifice of our soldiers under a rug? Are we ashamed of their mission? Should the sacrifice they make, at the order of our government, on behalf of Canadians, go unnoticed?
There is a price to pay for our freedoms. It has been paid in the past, is being paid in the present and will be paid again in the future.
Canadians need to know that there are still hero’s in our midst: people who give their lives so that we may live free of the tyranny of bullies.
Whether or not individuals support the war in Afghanistan, we as a country…. corporately…. support the war. Our elected officials, acting on our behalf, have committed us.
Canadians should never be allowed to forget the price our soldiers have paid in the past, are paying in the present and will pay in the future.
Let’s honour our fallen soldier by mourning when they return and by flying our flags at half staff.
"Lest We Forget"
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