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Richard Cannings

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of Parliament
  • NDP
  • South Okanagan—West Kootenay
  • British Columbia
  • Voting Attendance: 61%
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Context: House Hansard - 203 - May/31/23
Mr. Richard Cannings (South Okanagan—West Kootenay, NDP)
  • May/31/23 11:45:20 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-35 
Madam Speaker, the member mentioned, several times in his speech, the critical shortage of staff as one of the reasons people cannot access child care in Canada. When I talk to child care advocates in my riding and elsewhere, what comes up again and again is that staff need to be properly paid, with decent wages. Many of these staff workers are well-trained early childhood educators, yet they are not paid wages that reflect that and they are not allowed time for professional development. Would the member not say that this is something that should be part of this agreement: that staff must be properly paid in order to retain them and grow the industry?
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