Finance committee  First of all, we are not they--that is to say, the applications that were forwarded were not from SpeciaLink. They were part of a broader effort of people who are trying to bring forward research, development, and help directly for centres providing care across the country and ne

Finance committee  Thanks. A lot of that went into work on what in this field is called best practices. That material on what to do about physical education in preschool, about nutrition, about support for kids with language issues, and about all those things would not have happened--and therefore

Finance committee  Having been last before, I'll be first now. At least four of us have talked about child care as an essential component to a national anti-poverty strategy. We would endorse that, and support and applaud the action on Bill C-303, which is currently before the House. That is a chi

Finance committee  Thank you very much. SpeciaLink's mission is to expand the quality and quantity of opportunities for inclusion in child care, recreation, and other community settings for young children with special support needs and their families. I think this is our third year presenting to t