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Canada Paints a Picture of Itself for the World |
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"As far as he [ --------] could tell provinces were still meeting basic needs for social assistance, but with approaches that were more flexible than previously." [social assistance for employables in Quebec and NFLD is meeting basic needs???] "Mr. -------- said; progress had been made for elderly women through various programmes to supplement pensions." [what programs???] "in terms of international comparisons, Canada's rate of poverty generally sat in the middle of industrialized countries -- it had a lower rate than the United States, a rate about equal to Japan's, and a higher rate than some European countries. The issue was complex, because even at the same rate of income it appeared that many citizens of Canada had a higher standard of living than those characterized as 'low-income' in other countries. " [I thought our poverty rate was always second or third highest in the G7 and OECD!!!] "and to provide suitable child care for those who needed it; a number of provinces had expanded child-care facilities or funding. " [CHILD CARE FUNDING IS GOING UP !?!?!?!?! - maybe over the last week] "in addition the Government offered a range of employment and training programmes which benefited women, including projects to support women entrepreneurs and provide employment insurance for part-time workers; " [The EI changes which required part-time workers to make contributions but ensured that they would rarely benefit -- was good for women working part-time ?????] "A new national child tax benefit would increase the economic autonomy of low-income families, he added. " [ I'm sure the social assistance families and aboriginal families who have been excluded from the increased support provided by the Child benefit are floating on a rising tide of autonomy....] Sources:
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