Presentations - New Brunswick

May 29, 2013, University of New Brunswick In accepting her honourary degree from the University of New Brunswick, on May 29, Hilary Pearson, President of the Philanthropic Foundations Canada honoured the remarkable contribution of Margaret McCain to philanthropy. Ms. Pearson credits Margaret’s "curiosity, evidence and impact to make a compelling...

February 15, 2013Saint John, New Brunswick The Honourable Margaret McCain's address to the Early Childhood Development Centre Conference:It’s been a short five years since your Premier, social service and education ministers visited First Duty sites in Ontario and saw first hand the benefits of integrated service delivery for children and...

Merging education with child care and family supports is a proven formula for better outcomes for children and less stress for parents. Yet across Canada services, particularly for young children, are a disorganized patchwork. "This disadvantages families and taxpayers," says the Honourable Margaret McCain, who is here to co-host a...

Remarks by Carol Loughrey, board member Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation Inc. at the event in Carlton County, New Brunswick marking the Foundation-Government partnership supporting the development of five new integrated children’s centres. Mrs. McCain sends her greetings and apologies that she can’t be with us today. The Margaret and Wallace...