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SUMMARY:Early Childhood Education: A Foundation for a Fair and Productive Society
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the Fredericton Chamber of Commerce and the Margaret & Wallace McCain Family Foundation\n\n\n\nPoverty drags on Atlantic Canada's economic growth. Attracting and retaining people in the short-term and ensuring our future workforce has the necessary skills for secure employment are challenges shared across the Atlantic region.\n\n\n\nHear why high quality early childhood education holds some of the solutions to these pressing problems. Early childhood education and care is a game-changer\, playing multiple roles in promoting parents' labour force participation\, women's equity\, immigrant settlement\, poverty reduction and economic development.\n\n\n\nWith:\n\nScott McCain\, Margaret & Wallace McCain Family Foundation\, on why business leaders in Atlantic Canada should champion early education and care.\n\n\n\nCraig Alexander\, Partner & Chief Economist\, Deloitte Canada\, on his breakthrough study: Ready for Life: Socio-Economic Analysis of Early Childhood Education and Care\n\n\n\nThe Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain on the upcoming Early Years Study 4 and why early education is a must for all Canada's children.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Hosted by the Fredericton Chamber of Commerce and the Margaret &\; Wallace McCain Family Foundation
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\nPoverty drags on Atlantic Canada&rsquo\;s economic growth. Attracting and retaining people in the short-term and ensuring our future workforce has the necessary skills for secure employment are challenges shared across the Atlantic region.
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\nHear why high quality early childhood education holds some of the solutions to these pressing problems. Early childhood education and care is a game-changer\, playing multiple roles in promoting parents&rsquo\; labour force participation\, women&rsquo\;s equity\, immigrant settlement\, poverty reduction and economic development.
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\nWith:
\nScott McCain\, Margaret &\; Wallace McCain Family Foundation\, on why business leaders in Atlantic Canada should champion early education and care.
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\nCraig Alexander\, Partner &\; Chief Economist\, Deloitte Canada\, on his breakthrough study: Ready for Life: Socio-Economic Analysis of Early Childhood Education and Care
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\nThe Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain on the upcoming Early Years Study 4 and why early education is a must for all Canada&rsquo\;s children. \;
LOCATION:Delta Fredericton Grand Ballroom AB 225 Woodstock Road Fredericton NB
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URL:http://business.frederictonchamber.ca/events/details/early-childhood-education-a-foundation-for-a-fair-and-productive-society-437
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