While I agree that the new rules are insane and are creating a childcare crisis in this province, a petition, I'm sorry to say, won't do much good. The Coalition of Independent Childcare Providers of Ontario (CICPO) fought against these rules for 2 years before they were implemented. We organized rallies, protests, petitions and information campaigns. We spoke at Queen's Park, we got politicians to speak on our behalf. It did nothing.

By all means continue with a petition, and I don't mean to be a downer, but realistically speaking, these rules are here to stay until the next provincial election. Feel free to visit www.cicpo.ca for more info if you want to become more involved, but a petition at this point is sadly a bit too late.