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Policy brief

Poorly coordinated programs make it difficult for low-income workers to improve their financial situation

Published on March 10, 2008
Policy Brief

Policy in Focus, Issue 3

This issue describes the state of social assistance programs in Canada. It summarizes “Why is it so tough to get ahead? How our tangled social programs pathologize the transition to self-reliance,” by John Stapleton.

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