I would concur with that assessment. The child benefit has been a great boon for poverty reduction for women. I mentioned in my presentation that the poverty rate for lone female parents has fallen from 53% to around 32% over the last 10 years. That is largely linked to both the stronger economy, which means there are more of the lone parents who can enter the labour force, and of course the child benefit. I think that program has been very effective in reducing the overall poverty rate of women.
On March 10th, 2009. See this statement in context.