Tax credits or cash? Parties spar over what is best for parental benefits
Is it better to be paid in credit or with cash?
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Gender equality and the election: what role will feminism play in the campaign?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau received a lot of attention with his line about the calendar year when asked why he named an equal number of men and women to cabinet after his newly elected Liberal government was sworn in.
Scheer promises EI tax credit for new parents if Conservatives form government
Andrew Scheer made a pre-campaign play for parental votes on Tuesday, August 20, 2019, as he promised that a Conservative government would introduce a tax credit for new mothers and fathers receiving special employment insurance benefits so they can stay home with a new child.
I had to fight for parental leave
Canada needs to give working families a (paid) break, writes public service union leader Debi Daviau, starting with its own employees.
Liberals told to rethink child care policy to claim to be 'feminist government'
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's efforts to run a feminist government should take an extra step to create a universal daycare system, and prevent the funding from being lost in electoral politics, says a leading expert.
Expanded parental leave, new caregiver benefit, to come into effect Dec. 3
New mothers and fathers planning to begin their parental leave on or after Dec. 3, 2017, will be able to spread their federal benefits over a longer period of time.
Minister Hajdu says longer leave not for all, but higher-paid moms need help too
Labour Minister Patty Hajdu said even wealthier women need more support when it comes to moving from their careers into motherhood — and back again.
Trump, trade and parental leave: three ways politics touched Canadians this week
There were more than a few quiet tears shed this week in political Ottawa.