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The Canada Child Benefit Needs to be Fully Indexed to Inflation

By

Ken Battle, Sherri Torjman, Michael Mendelson

Published on 14/04/2016

This commentary published in the Globe and Mail argues that the newly-introduced Canada Child Benefit will lose its real value over time unless it is indexed to the rate of inflation.

ISBN – 1-55382-667-1

Topic(s)

Children and young people, Income security
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Summary

This commentary published in the Globe and Mail argues that the newly-introduced Canada Child Benefit will lose its real value over time unless it is indexed to the rate of inflation.
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