Liberals' bump in child benefits fuels poverty rate drop, Statistics Canada says

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Liberals' bump in child benefits fuels poverty rate drop, Statistics Canada says
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OTTAWA — The national statistics office says fewer children are living in poverty and it is connecting the drop to the Liberal government’s signature child benefit.The Liberals introduc…

OTTAWA — The national statistics office says fewer children are living in poverty and it is connecting the drop to the Liberal government’s signature child benefit.

New Statistics Canada figures show 278,000 fewer children living below the poverty line in 2017 — the first full year of the benefit — compared to 2015 when the Liberals took office.

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