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Fixing parental leave - with Lisa Wolff

Fixing parental leave - with Lisa Wolff

Update: 2024-09-27

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Canada's outdated, underfunded parental leave system is failing too many families. UNICEF's Lisa Wolff explains why one in three infants is falling through the cracks in this system, and how we can give all children a good start in life, by giving their parents adequate time off and income to care for them.

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Generation Squeeze's family policy solutions

"Helping our kids thrive is a shared responsibility" by Andrea Long, Gen Squeeze Senior Director of Research & Knowledge Mobilization

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Fixing parental leave - with Lisa Wolff

Fixing parental leave - with Lisa Wolff

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