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Doug Ford's government is to blame for Ontario's teacher recruitment and retention crisis, unions charge (www.thestar.com)

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[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 13 points 8 months ago (4 children)

"Teacher shortage", " nurse shortage", "family doctor shortage", "shortage, shortage, shortage".

You know what these jobs have in common? They tend to be dominated by women.

And if childcare isn't available in Ontario, then women can't work these jobs. Surprise, surprise, you get shortages.

Ford is to blame for a lot more of these shortages than simply teachers.

[–] jadero@lemmy.ca 5 points 8 months ago

And if childcare isn't available in Ontario, then women can't work these jobs. Surprise, surprise, you get shortages.

Or a relationship between wages and childcare costs that justify the expense.

It occurs to me that inexpensive, widely available childcare could be seen as a way to keep wages low. That wouldn't be the end of the world if the funding for the program came only from taxes on employers.

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