As we prepare to go to print with the Fall 2015 issue of Canadian Children, Canada is perched on the edge of a federal election. Child care has become an election issue, with each of the major parties making policy statements and declaring their competing ideologies. Opinions range widely as to where our obligations lie, as a society, in caring for our youngest citizens. Yes, there are many issues at the forefront of voters’ minds, but it’s encouraging to see that child care has become a mainstream concern. Voting is a hard-won right, and one that we encourage you to exercise.