The Commission of Inquiry on Hormone Receptor Testing began March 10, 2008. For more information, webcasts and transcripts, please visit the Commission's webpage.

Summer is here...
and with it comes the annual child-care dilemma

As the sun climbs higher in the sky and the days creep into the evenings, women find themselves struggling with a yearly question: What to do with the kids?

Every June, school lets out for summer but parents still have to work. With more and more women in the workforce and fewer and fewer child-care spaces across the country, the child-care dilemma gets more pronounced with each passing year.

For many families, child care is also unaffordable.

For women to have the same opportunities as men, access to child care is essential. That means we need to pressure our governments for an affordable, universal child-care program.

Send your concerns and suggestions to Danny Williams and Stephen Harper:

Office of the Premier
Confederation Building, East Block
P.O. Box 8700
St. John's, NL
A1B 4J6
premier@gov.nl.ca

Office of the Prime Minister
80 Wellington Street
Ottawa
K1A 0A2
pm@pm.gc.ca

Important Summer Dates

June 15: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

June 21: National Aboriginal Day

June 27: Canadian Multiculturalism Day

August 9: International Day of the World's Indigenous People

Joining the PACSW listserv:

We run an email group called a listserv where women can exchange ideas and information. We also post everything from breaking news stories to job advertisements. If you are a woman interested in joining, please email our Communications Director.