Tomorrow is the start of a three-day strike that will impact nearly every person in British Columbia. Roughly 41,000 teachers will withdraw their services following a recent vote of members of the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation (see the BCTF’s press release here). Janet Steffenhagen of the Vancouver Sun reported that most public schools in the province will be […]
Tag: parenthood
Never get parenting advice from your lawyer
We rely on experts – doctors, accountants, electricians, plumbers, lawyers, etc. – a great deal for a variety of reasons, though not always for reasons we are ready to admit. We rely on them, obviously, because they know how to do something that we don’t, and the risk of us trying to do it anyways and […]
If your child destroys school property, your insurance policy may not cover it
A couple wanting having a child may bring up the pros and cons, the arguments for and against, the risks and the unknowables. What will it mean for their financial needs and goals to add the significant costs of parenthood while reducing the family income? What will it mean for their parents and grandparents to hold the […]