The following is a “Bottom Line” commentary from Rick Peterson , who is currently seeking the Conservative Party of Canada nomination for the federal riding of Edmonton – Strathcona. This is currently the only seat, held by the NDP, in the province of Alberta. I remember clearly the day, when I was a young father, that I got a phone call at the office at 1:45 in the afternoon, in the middle of a hot summer day, that has since forever shaped the way that I think of child care. “ Hi Rick. Sorry to bother you, but I have a bit of a problem .” Oh-oh. This can’t be good. It was the young woman who my wife and I had hired to look after our two-year-old son. With a long waiting list for daycare and no suitable private alternatives in our neighborhood, and with both of us working hard at different businesses in offices across town from home to make ends meet, we’d found someone who would come into our home every day and babysit our s...
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