In April 2021 the federal government budgeted over 30 billion dollars in funding for provinces and territories to build a system of child care. The foundation of each agreement is to reduce parent fees in half by 2022, and create regulated, high quality child care for $10/day across the country.
The federal plan prioritizes “Working with provinces and territories to support primarily not-for-profit sector child care providers to grow quality spaces across the country while ensuring that families in all licensed spaces benefit from more affordable child care.”
Eight jurisdictions have signed agreements with the federal government to secure billions in funding. Alberta was not one of them.
We need Alberta to sign an agreement and make good use of the one billion dollars in funding allocated to the province. As you child care is a womens’ issue, a children’s issue, an issue of gender equity, and of economic recovery.

We reached out to municipal candidates asking them to take the child care pledge by posting this graphic on thier social media. These are the candidates that joined the campaign.
The Table now reflects those candidates who took that pledge and were elected in their ward.
Name | City | Role | Elected | Image |
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Jennifer Vardy | Calgary | City Council Ward 1 | ![]() | |
Hamayun Akbar | Calgary | City Council Ward 3 | ![]() | |
Raj Dhaliwal | Calgary | City Council Ward 5 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Monique Auffrey | Calgary | City Council Ward 8 | ![]() ![]() | |
Joy-Anne Murphy | Camrose | City Council | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Larissa Berlin | Camrose | City Council | ![]() ![]() | |
Wyatt Tanton | Camrose | City Council | ![]() ![]() | |
Glynnis Lieb | Edmonton | City Council Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi | ![]() ![]() | |
Jon Morgan | Edmonton | City Council Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi | ![]() ![]() | |
Rhiannon Hoyle | Edmoton | City Council Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi | ![]() ![]() | |
Shamair Turner | Edmonton | City Council Karhiio | ![]() ![]() | |
Haruun Ali | Edmonton | City Council papastew | ![]() ![]() | |
Michael Janz | Edmonton | City Council papastew | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Giselle General | Edmonton | City Council sipiwiyiniwak | ![]() ![]() | |
Cody Bondarchuk | Edmonton | City Council tastawiyiniwak | ![]() ![]() | |
Keltie Marsall | Edmonton | EPSB Trustee Ward B | ![]() ![]() | |
Kassie Burkholder | Edmonton | EPSB Trustee Ward C | ![]() ![]() | |
Marcia Hole | Edmonton | EPSB Trustee Ward C | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Trisha Estabrooks | Edmonton | EPSB Trustee Ward D | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Rebecca Graff-McRae | Edmonton | EPSB Trustee Ward E | ![]() ![]() | |
Julie Kusiek | Edmonton | EPSB Trustee Ward F | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Kimberley McMann | Edmonton | EPSB Trustee Ward F | ![]() ![]() | |
Hannah Hamilton | Edmonton | EPSB Trustee Ward G | ![]() ![]() | |
Heather Swain | Edmonton | EPSB Trustee Ward G | ![]() ![]() | |
Saadiq Sumar | Edmonton | EPSB Trustee Ward G | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Ricardo Casanova | Edmonton | EPSB Trustee Ward I | ![]() ![]() | |
Diana Steele | Edmonton | Mayoral Candidate | ![]() ![]() | |
Belinda Crowson | Lethbridge | City Council | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Jeff Carlson | Lethbridge | City Council | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Jerry Firth | Lethbridge | City Council | ![]() ![]() | |
Marissa Black | Lethbridge | City Council | ![]() ![]() | |
Robin Walker | Lethbridge | City Council | ![]() ![]() | |
Sheldon Day Chief | Lethbridge | Mayoral Candidate | ![]() ![]() | |
Kristina Larkin | Lethbridge | Trustee | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Robert Weins | Red Deer | Catholic School Trustee Ward 2 | ![]() ![]() | |
Brad Magee | Red Deer | Mayoral Candidate | ![]() ![]() |