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Paternity Leave: An Idea Whose Time has Come
More than 80% of men in Quebec take leave after their child is born. On average they take 5 weeks. In the rest of Canada,…
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Ten things to know about social assistance in Alberta
This is part two of a two-part blog series on social assistance. Part one, which looks at social assistance across Canada, can be accessed here.…
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Ten things to know about social assistance in Canada
Ron Kneebone (Professor of Economics at the University of Calgary) and Katherine White (Yukon’s Deputy Finance Minister) have referred to social assistance as “the final…
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The introduction and evolution of child benefits in Canada
Child benefits have significant potential to reduce homelessness and the need for emergency shelter beds by putting more money into the hands of low-income parents.…
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Révolution sociosanitaire : tout le pouvoir aux CLSC
L’IRIS publiait une étude proposant une révolution complète du le système de santé et de services sociaux du Québec. Les médias ont surtout retenu la…
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L’après PL 70 : gare à la hauteur de la barre à l’aide sociale
Malgré des mois d’objections et de propositions fondées venues de toutes parts, le gouvernement sera resté inflexible dans sa détermination d’introduire de nouvelles obligations et…
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Ten things to know about the CPP debate
This fall, Canada’s Parliament will debate a recent proposal to expand the Canada Pension Plan (CPP).[1] Indeed, since the 2008-2009 world financial crisis, Canada has witnessed…
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Ten Things to Know About Federal Income Support for Low-Income Seniors in Canada
In the latest edition of How Ottawa Spends, we have a chapter titled “The Federal Government and Old Age Security: Then, Now, and the Future.” The focus…
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CPP expansion: a major advance for Canadians
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Canada has every reason to expand the CPP
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The business lobby sets its sights on Canadian pension reform
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Blatant discrimination in Quebec’s guaranteed income for persons living alone
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