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#29 Screaming Children, Dying Planet
With deals for affordable childcare now in place across the country, we compare what each province got and discuss what this process might reveal for future programs, like pharmacare. And we dive into the good, the bad and the ugly of the government’s Emissions Reductions Plan.
Kevin Sexton
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Tristan Capacchione
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Kieran Oudshoorn
Managing Editor, Podcasts
With deals for affordable childcare now in place across the country, we compare what each province got and discuss what this process might reveal for future programs, like pharmacare.
And we dive into the good, the bad and the ugly of the government’s Emissions Reductions Plan.
This week’s contributors: Emilie NicolasDrew BrownStuart Thomson
 
Links:

– A comparsion of childcare deals across the country.

The Emissions Reduction Plan

Sponsors: OxioFreshbooks, The Peak Daily
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