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OTTAWA 鈥?The federal Liberals are sticking by their claims of the ability of the Canada Child Benefit to lift children out of poverty as newly released documents raise questions about whether its effects are being oversold.The government has repeatedly said the benefit would cut child poverty rates by 40 per stanley canada cent from 2013 levels 鈥?a number Prime Minister Justin Trudeau referenced earlier this week in a year-end interview with The Canadian Press.The claim has confounded anti-poverty activists for months, with few clear answers from the government about how it made the calculation. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Briefing notes to the minister in charge of the file 鈥?and obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act 鈥?show the government has wrapped in drops in poverty rates stanley cup from years when the Canada Child Benefit didn ;t exist to reach that figure.A table in the briefing note shows that of the total drop in the child poverty rate of 4.5 percentage points 鈥?to 6.7 per c stanley tumbler ent in 2017 from 11.2 per cent in 2013 鈥?about three points happened between 2013 and 2016, prior to a full year of the new benefit being in place. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW That means the benefit could be credited for a 10 per cent drop in child poverty rates, or one-quarter of the impact the Liberals trumpet, said David Macdonald, senior economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.A Zqbw Ontario LTC homes partially air conditioned
It took a week for the provincial government to pivot from shutdown restrictions against public health advice to a stay-at-home order in line with public health advice, with admissions to intensive care units r stanley puodelis eaching unprecedented numbers.That means more changes in what is open and closed or allowed and prohibited. A lot has changed in a short time. Were here again to help.The new order comes into effect at 12:01 a.m. Thursday and will last at least four weeks. ARTICLE CONTI stanley becher NUES BELOW Here are the new rules for Toronto and beyond:Daycare: Remains open in Toronto for pre-school aged children in Toronto and, if they qualify, on emergency basis. In other areas where schools are closed, parents should check how local orders affect those daycares. Elsewhere, daycare continues as normal. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Gatherings: People should not leave home other than for essential purposes necessary supplies and medical appointm stanley cups ents . Indoor gatherings are still prohibited except with household members. People living alone can still gather with one other household exclusively. Outdoor gatherings continue to be limited to five people. Religious services can continue indoors at 15 per cent capacity and unlimited outdoors where two metres of distance can be maintained.Gyms: All gyms and fitness centres remain closed and outdoor fitness classes and training are still cancelled. AR