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Former Ontario Premier Mike Harris and former Reform Party leader Preston Manning discuss the “vision deficit” and “policy deficit” they consider to be evident in Canadian politics, particularly at the federal level.

In this paper Martha Friendly discusses the early learning and childcare imitative outlined in the 2004 Federal Liberal campaign. She focuses on where the plan homes from and the specific challenges Saskatchewan faces in implementing it.

In this edition of Choices, Christina Japel, Richard Tremblay, and Sylvana Côté examine the unique childcare program in Quebec and evaluate it by analyzing the results of the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Child Development (QLSCD). As the authors explain, Quebec’s approach to childcare is different than that of most provinces because resources are allocated to service providers rather than families; furthermore, childcare is available at a fixed-fee rate for all children under the age pf four, irrespective of family income. In their research, Japel, Tremblay, and Côté also consider other studies pertaining to the importance of quality in childcare vis-à-vis child development and well-being.

According to Pierre J. Jeanniot, the Canadian government is considering greater liberalization in the country’s airline industry in line with the current international trend toward open markets in aviation.