United Church Social Policy Positions

WHEREAS according to Jesus, children have a particular significance in the reign of God, and

WHEREAS Canada has signed the Universal Declaration of the Rights of the Child, and

WHEREAS the lack of affordable, accessible, and quality childcare is a contributing factor to Canada's high child and family poverty rates, and

WHEREAS a quality childcare system can be a key factor in childhood development, and

WHEREAS an investment in children is a financially, educationally, and socially sound investment by society

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the 36th General Council call upon the Government of Canada to implement a National Childcare Program which provides affordable, accessible, and quality childcare.

General Council: 36th General Council, 1997

Record of Proceedings Page Ref. 1997 ROP, p.719, 986.