A friend of mine is a hard working politician who knocks on people's doors, even when he's not out on the hustings, just to ask his constituents how life is going.

The complaint Peter Tabuns, MPP for Toronto-Danforth, hears frequently is the dearth of quality child care.

Michael Ignatieff is correct that the deficit should not be used as pretext for "[shutting] down discussion in this country about social justice", but when it comes to child care promises, the Liberals have been making this announcement for at least the past 17 years.

What the Liberals need to learn from the NDP

The Liberals' Red Book of 1993, drafted largely by Paul Martin, promised a national child care program.