"Economic security has eroded among poor- and middle-income families
over the past decade."
"The average after-tax income of families with children dropped between
1984 and 1994 -- from $43,800 to $43,700."
"The income gap is growing" between Canada's wealthiest and poorest parents.
"The cost of raising children is the greatest expense that most Canadian
families face -- an estimated $150,000 to raise a child from birth to 18 years, including
the cost of child care."
"In 1994, 12% of families had at least one parent unemployed from more
than six months."
"One third of Canadians in 1995 said they were worried about losing
their job."
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This excerpt is from Transition (March 1997), published by the Vanier Institute of the Family. |
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Posted by the Vanier Institute of the Family, July 1997. |
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