Bill 10 Update

[CrazyEight]

Second Wonderwiper's point. On my (small) city's page alone, I have had over 10 new providers join in the last 3 days. Not one of them has lifted a finger until now, despite my exhausting attempts to just get them to sign a petition or send an email - even one that was already written for them. Not only that, but they haven't bothered even paying attention. They have no idea what this Bill means or how it will affect them. These are the providers I have no patience for. Ones that couldn't be bothered to do a single thing and are now crying about the Bill. We would have appreciated the crying 3 months ago, so our petitions and letters and rallies and meetings with MPPs could have been that much stronger. We ALL have personal circumstances to deal with - but isn't this worth inconveniencing yourself a little bit? This is my career, my livelihood, my mortgage, my kids' lives. It was worth putting other things on the back burner months ago, and it's still worth it now. It's hard to feel sympathy for and spend hours explaining things for people who obviously didn't feel the same.

[cfred]

That's exactly my point Polkaroo. No one is upset that some people didn't do enough. If you contributed, that's flippin' awesome...and I mean it! There are 70,000 providers in Ontario. I do not believe for one second that even a 10th of those providers stepped up to the plate in any way. I ran into many who did absolutely nothing.....nothing. .....considering what's at stake, that's a dangerous position to maintain. My goodness.....I even ran into a provider at my rally who'd not even HEARD of bill 10! NO ONE is looking for a pat on the back here. But forgive us if we become a bit annoyed by those who couldn't participate at all by way of petitions, letters, educating parents/themselves, attending a weekend rally.....or anything.....if it was important enough to be upset about now and could cause detriment to one's livelihood, surely it's worth a bit of effort. My message is to those who did nothing.....there is no excuse for doing absolutely zippo, then whining and complaining about the aftermath. My hope is that people might take it a bit more seriously now and everyone pitch in a little so that we can be a stronger force. Can you imagine if 70,000 providers joined together and worked on this? Wow.....it could be incredible.....but we keep hearing "I'm too busy"...or in my case, crickets.

[Fun&care]

Because our livelihoods are at stake I understand the heat of the conversation. That being said...let's slow down a minute. I don't think tearing each other down for not doing enough is going to accomplish anything, at all. If you spent time and money for this cause then good for YOU. What everyone else does with their time and how much effort they are willing to put into this is absolutely none of your business.

Some of us don't run at full capacity at all times so we don't feel as threatened and add to the fact that many of us are just doing this until our kids are in school and it's no wonder ppl aren't doing more. This job is a stepping stone for many.

I for one have written letters of my own and signed petitions too and informed my clients. Nobody gives a shit about this bill. I might get 1-2 likes on FB when I share articles or info. My clients almost never follow up with me when I send them emails about the bill unless I bring it up.

Last but not least...ever consider that some providers might not be showing more support because they actually do not agree with CCPRN or CICPO's recommendations? I actually think providers own kids under six SHOULD count. I risk getting stoned for saying that, but it had to be said.