Season 2, Episode 6: Grace Lore - Minister of State for Child Care

BC’s Path to Universal Child Care

English - February 24, 2023 18:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MB
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Previous Episode: Season 2, Episode 5: Maria Rodrigues and Linda Fong - Recipients of the Prime Ministers Award for Excellence in Early Childhood Education

Next Episode: Season 2, Episode 7: Eric Swanson - Founding Partner of Third Space Planning and Co-Author of Childcare Policy

Welcome to Episode 6 in Season 2 of our BC's Path to Universal Child Care Podcast. Today we welcome our special guest: Grace Lore.

Grace Lore was elected the MLA for Victoria-Beacon Hill in 2020. She is also the Minister of State for Child Care. She has been a dedicated anti-violence advocate, academic instructor and researcher, and community housing organizer.

Prior to the election, she taught in the Department of Political Science at the University of Victoria and previously at the University of British Columbia. She taught Canadian politics, gender and politics, statistics, and research methods. Her research focused on political participation and representation, electoral systems, and social media harassment, and online violence.

In this episode, we discuss the benefits of universal health care programs, expectations of group child care programs, next steps for child care activists, and more!