by Allan Moscovitch and I have co-authored a blog post that looks at the history of child benefits in Canada. Points made in the blog post include the following: -Child benefits can reduce both poverty and homelessness. -When child benefits began in Canada after World War II, one major motivating factor for the federal government was to avoid recession. Another was to fend off social unrest (i.e. Canada’s growing labour movement and the growing popularity of the CCF). The full blog post can be read here. Enjoy and share:
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Allan Moscovitch and I have co-authored a blog post that looks at the history of child benefits in Canada.
Points made in the blog post include the following:
-Child benefits can reduce both poverty and homelessness.
-When child benefits began in Canada after World War II, one major motivating factor for the federal government was to avoid recession. Another was to fend off social unrest (i.e. Canada’s growing labour movement and the growing popularity of the CCF).
The full blog post can be read here.
Enjoy and share: