Mrs. Sylvie Michaud at the Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee

On April 10th, 2008. See this statement in context.

April 10th, 2008 / 10:50 a.m.

Director, Income Statistics Division, Statistics Canada

For the urban-rural, we can provide some numbers, but you'll see a big difference whether you use the LICO and the MBM. Part of it is because of transportation, which has a different component. There is also the cost of food--for example, in Newfoundland, the basket is higher than the LICO. We can provide you with numbers under the two measures to study.

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