Meet & Greet with Lisa MacLeod - NEWMARKET, ON

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I'm going to see what I can do cfred. I'd love to come because I believe in the cause and although I am finishing up in a few months, I still feel like it would be an amazing opportunity and ICP's need to be represented and I still have a voice. The DNA was in place for many many years, so there is every chance this bill will effect my kids who could be having kids themselves in the next 10 years or so and this will most definitely effect them and their plans to have a family. So many people think it won't effect them, but it is so much bigger than any single person in the present moment. It is a 1 1/2 hr drive from my place without traffic so that would be my only concern is that finishing early may turn into parents just finding alternative care for the day which isn't something I can afford right now, but lets see if they can accommodate me on my terms considering it's fighting for them too. I'd love to think I could fill my minivan up with parents too, but unfortunately it seems that still so many families and providers, at least from my area don't seem to care, like it won't effect them or that speaking up is a lost cause. Not sure how to sell this get together to them so any suggestions cfred, feel free to message me.

I actually spoke to a couple providers from my town over the Xmas period and they both explained that they don't want to take more than a couple of kids, don't rely on the income as bill money only extra, and so they didn't care how this plays out because likely it wouldn't effect them too much. I see their point but think it's sad that they don't think beyond their little bubble and how it will effect the industry and anyone thinking of having a family in the foreseeable future. This is like a hobby for them to make some cash while being a stay at home mum, one has 4 kids in school, youngest age 12, so this isn't a career just a convenient way to make some spending money while being able to see their kids off and great them when they get home. That sounds great on the surface but I can not wait to get my identity back beyond being a caregiver.

I'll try and let you know by the end of the week