George Heyman and David Eby hear about community struggles with childcare

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June 24th – MLA George Heyman (Vancouver-Fairview), and MLA David Eby (Vancouver-Pointgrey) co-hosted a forum on childcare in Vancouver this evening.  They were joined by a diverse crowd of parents, grandparents and early childhood educators, all eager to share their stories and look for solutions together. Here is a look at average child care costs in Vancouver to give you an idea of the burden it is placing on families.

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One by one, those in attendance took to the mike and shared their experiences.  From early childhood educators who had to go into debt to pay for their own children’s childcare. To young couples who had decided they simply cannot afford to have children while working in the jobs and city they loved. People spoke about the troubles they faced finding childcare even when they could afford it. You could see from people nodding when others spoke that these stories represent thousands of families in Vancouver and across B.C. who are facing the realities of the current child care situation.

Those in attendance called on bold action from government to implement real changes to the system. Please keep an eye out for future oppurtunites to discuss this issue in Vancouver-Fairview.

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