Finance committee  We have good examples of best practices in this country. You may be familiar with the Pathways to Education program that started in Toronto. It requires a wide range of supports. It is society, in a way, stepping in for the things that parents maybe can't provide in the poorer gr

Finance committee  We would argue there's always room for federal leadership on these issues. I agree with you, and I agree with Zanny that we can do more. We have to learn. The problem is there's inherently a lag.

Finance committee  I think Canada does well on that at present. What I'm concerned about is maintaining that, but yes, certainly relative to other countries, statistically we do well on it. But I think there is also a sense that the country is built on that fact, so we need to maintain it.

Finance committee  You mentioned it. We always hold the Nordic countries up as the model of this, particularly in the early childhood area or in the facilities for child care. I think there are two issues. One is giving the kids a good start in life and the other is giving the parents, particularl

Finance committee  I think Craig mentioned that the transfers were reduced at that time. It's interesting, if you look at the difference between the market income and the post-tax and transfer income that is offset in Canada relative to other countries—and the OECD is the oracle on this—we're actua

Finance committee  Thank you for having me. I'm honoured to be here on behalf of Canada 2020. I want to talk about three things. One is how great a problem income inequality is, the second is how much it matters, and the third is what can be done about it. Globally, income inequality is an enorm