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More than a dozen child-care facilities across Alberta closed for the day Tuesday to protest against what operators say is an untenable financial deal being imposed on them by the provincial and federal governments.
There's a tectonic shift underway in how we care for and educate the youngest among us, and the consequences are enormous, not just for the children and their parents, but society at large.
Tyler Waldron brought his daughter Rory to work on Tuesday after her daycare closed as part of an awareness campaign for what operators are calling a financial crisis. He s not alone.