Grassroots redefined in Hill Times article on Childcare (en francais)

Finley defends government's childcare plan as more lobby against it

A grassroots child care lobby called "Code Blue"--named after the term for a medical emergency--has gained significant momentum in ridings, as labour unions, non-profit groups, municipalities, provincial ministers and volunteers get on board.

Campaigners have been actively organizing town hall meetings and writing letters in Conservative-held ridings, said Monica Lysack, director of the Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada, a national organization leading much of the campaign.

One person's 'grassroots' is another's government funded lobby group.

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