Category: Canada Child Benefit

Poilievre Criticizes Trudeau for ‘War on Work’ Ahead of Budget Announcement

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre accused the Liberals of waging a “war on work” just a day before the Liberal cabinet is set to table the next budget. “After eight years of this prime minister and his various taxes and penalties, there’s a war on work. A worker might lose up to 48 cents out of…


Ahead of Budget Announcement, Poilievre Criticizes Trudeau for ‘War on Work’

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre accused the Liberals of waging a “war on work” just a day before the Liberal cabinet is set to table the next budget. “After eight years of this prime minister and his various taxes and penalties, there’s a war on work. A worker might lose up to 48 cents out of…


Ottawa Shifts Overall Spending on Child Benefits Away From Low-Income Families: Study

The federal government is shifting the share of overall spending on child benefits away from lower-income families to middle- and upper-middle-income families at an even greater degree than previously thought, a Fraser Institute study says. The study looks into the Canada Child Benefit (CCB)—a tax-free payment that was said to target low- and middle-income families—and…


Canada Child Benefit Helps the Middle Class More Than Low-Income Families: Report

The federal government’s claim of reducing child poverty substantially through its Canada Child Benefit (CCB) doesn’t seem to hold water, a new report suggests. Empirical testing of the claim reveals the cash benefit “skews” toward the middle class rather than helping families mired deeper in poverty, according to the study, “Does the Canada Child Benefit (CCB) Actually…