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Reports Canada's Shameful Ranking on Child Welfare"Now in its 20th year, a recent UNICEF report card that tracks the state of children and youth under 18 in wealthy countries, ranked Canada 30th out of 38 developed nations. It ranked 31st in securing strong mental well-being outcomes of children, 30th in physical health, and 18th in academic and social skills," the Hill Times reported September 17. According to the report, nations spent an average of 2.4 per cent of their gross domestic product on support for families. Canada's public spending in 2015 on transfers, services, and tax breaks for families sat at just above or just below 1.5 per cent.
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