Harper announces 'Family Tax Cut' (income splitting) and increases to the...
Supporting Canadian families, Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper, Oct 30, 2014The Family Tax Cut
View ArticleUniversal Child Care Benefit ads 'misleading' families, say critics
EXCERPTSWhat you see isn't necessarily what you get. The federal government is running a pricey ad campaign to inform parents they're receiving a beefed up Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB). But, in...
View ArticleCalculator: How much is the new child-care benefit really worth to you?
EXCERPTSLast month, Canadian parents got a hefty cheque in the mail from the federal government: a lump-sum payment for the new, expanded Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB). Under the new plan, which...
View ArticleTwo thirds see UCCB as election ploy only
EXCERPTSTwo thirds see UCCB as election ploy only 3-in-10 don’t need the money In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 1397 Canadian voters, one fifth report having...
View ArticleBenefit of doubt
EXCERPTSI recently gave money to a federal political party—the largest such donation I’ve ever made.
View ArticleThe elusive middle class
EXCERPTSIn July, Matthew and Larissa Powell got an unexpected bonus from the Government of Canada. Their usual $100-a-month Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB) was boosted to $160. And because the...
View ArticleWhy Manitobans should vote child care in 2015
Opinion EXCERPTSA national child-care program was first recommended by the 1970 Royal Commission on the Status of Women -- 13 federal elections ago. Fast-forward to 2015, and Canadian parents are...
View ArticleAn 18-month parental leave needs to include dad
EXCERPTSThis is what happens in a country with well-designed parental leave: parents stay home when their babies need them most, salaries rise for moms, fathers become equal-opportunity caregivers.To...
View ArticleLiberals deliver on Canada Child Benefit
EXCERPTSToronto single mother Ava Williams was in shock when she learned Tuesday’s budget could mean an additional $4,000 a year for her four children.“Honestly, I’d have to see it first to believe...
View ArticleIs the new Canada Child Benefit fair?
EXCERPTSEarly in the platform process—well before any calls were made about running a deficit—the Liberals decided they wanted a centrepiece to be a major and progressive enhancement to federal child...
View Article2016 Federal Budget
On March 22, 2016 the new Liberal federal government tabled their first budget. CRRU has gathered links to the federal budget documents, a selection of responses from child care and social policy...
View ArticleAnti-poverty policy needs protection
Opinion EXCERPTSWhile the glossy cover pages and political messaging in the recent federal budget were focused on the middle class, the budget itself contained one of the most significant investments...
View ArticleCanada Child Benefit is basic-income guarantee, says families minister...
EXCERPTSJean-Yves Duclos, federal minister for families, children and social development, says the Liberal government remains open to the idea of a guaranteed minimum income but believes it has...
View ArticleFine Gael agrees childcare deal with Katherine Zappone
EXCERPTSA subsidised childcare scheme worth up to €2,000 for working parents with children under three forms part of a key pledge Fine Gael has committed to in exchange for support from Independent...
View ArticleLenore Zann: Liberals tinker with child care while parents pay $10,000
EXCERPTSIt seems the Liberals’ plan for child care is just more bandages for a broken system. Very few families will benefit from the changes that have been announced.For weeks now, families and...
View ArticleQuality of life for middle class the focus of Vaudreuil town hall meeting
EXCERPTSVaudreuil-Soulanges MP Peter Schiefke hosted his sixth town hall meeting and invited federal parliamentary secretary to the finance minister, François-Philippe Champagne, to share the podium...
View ArticleSeven things to know about Canada’s new parental leave benefits
EXCERPTSOttawa plans to change the way parents may stay home with their babies – arguably the most significant family policy announced in this week’s budget. Keeping a 2015 campaign promise, the...
View ArticleAn 18-month parental leave needs to include dad
EXCERPTSThis is what happens in a country with well-designed parental leave: parents stay home when their babies need them most, salaries rise for moms, fathers become equal-opportunity caregivers.To...
View ArticleLiberals deliver on Canada Child Benefit
EXCERPTSToronto single mother Ava Williams was in shock when she learned Tuesday’s budget could mean an additional $4,000 a year for her four children.“Honestly, I’d have to see it first to believe...
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