Article content The parents of Alberta are tired. I hear it in the stories parents tell me in my medical practice. I see it when I look in the mirror. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Opinion: Alberta's tired parents need universal child care Back to video The parents of Alberta are the ones working frontline jobs in health-care facilities and retail businesses. We’re the daycare educators, the cleaners, the delivery people, and the grocery store workers. We’re the ones working full-time in makeshift home offices while looking after children on isolation or quarantine or online school. Some of us haven’t received the vaccine and some of us have.