Today's neat thing: the Canadian Women's Chamber of Commerce recently submitted a proposal to the Major Projects Office to include care as a nation-building project and for #care to be included as #infrastructure. They're having a town hall on May 28 & I'm dying a bit inside because it's at the exact same time as another commitment so I can't attend - but if you have time, you can!
https://canwcc.ca/mpo-proposal/
#careeconomy #Canada #TownHall #economy #CWCC #feminism #womensrights #MPO #CareWork

MPO Proposal - Canadian Women's Chamber of Commerce
NATION-BUILDING PROJECT PROPOSALCanada's Missing Major Project: A National Care Economy Strategy ABOUT THE PROPOSAL Canada treats roads, pipelines, ports, and power systems as nation-building infrastructure but ignores the systems that allow people to go to work in the first place. Childcare, elder care, home care, mental health supports, disability services, and caregiving supports are economic infrastructure. Without them, Canada’s workforce, ...



