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The number of single parents in Canada has been steadily growing since the 1970s. Today, one in five children grow up in single-parent homes. However, the increasing cost of living and lack of sufficient financial support is pushing many of these families towards poverty.
Dave McGinn, a reporter for The Globe and Mail, dives into the additional struggles that single parents face and explains how Canada’s policies to help families fall short.
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Menaka Raman-Wilms
Dave McGinn