Paternity Leave

• Fort Saskatchewan makes it easier for young people to run for office with new parental leave

  With a municipal election seven months away, a mother of three and councillor from Fort Saskatchewan wanted to make it easier for young people to see themselves sitting on council.

  Politics

  Mar 13, 2021
  
• Recession from coronavirus means more dads could take paternity leave: study

  New research suggests a bump in the number of fathers who planned to take time off with a new baby under a nascent national leave program could be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Canada

  Nov 28, 2020
  
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• Men who take paternity leave are likely to have longer relationships: study

  Taking leave strengthened the father's relationship with his newborn child and his relationship with his partner.

  Lifestyle

  Feb 11, 2020
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• Scheer pledges new tax credit, says it will make parental leave benefits ‘tax-free’

  The new plan comes after major changes to the parental leave program by the Liberals last year.

  Canada

  Aug 20, 2019
• Canadian men least likely to take paternity leave due to financial concerns: report

  "When you have all these expectations in the home, that's part of what holds women back in their career pursuits."

  Canada

  Jun 5, 2019
• Kim Smith: Why some parents can’t afford to take parental leave

  When I was six months pregnant, I was offered a fantastic opportunity reporting for Global Calgary. The problem was that it was a one-year contract, meaning if I took a full year of maternity leave, I'd be off for most of the job.

  Features

  Nov 22, 2018
• Baby in the house: Energy Minister Michelle Mungall brings her baby into B.C. Legislature

  Energy Minister Michelle Mungall brought her nearly three month old baby Zavier on to the chamber floor for the first time.

  Politics

  Oct 15, 2018
• Nova Scotia removes maternity leave penalties for municipal councillors

  Under current legislation, councillors automatically lose their seats if they miss three consecutive council meetings.

  Canada

  Apr 6, 2018
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• Bill Kelly: Federal budget follows a familiar formula

  One of the fastest growing and influential voting demographics in Canada is the millennials and there's a lot in this budget that should interest them.

  Feb 28, 2018
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• B.C. activist optimistic about federal budget initiatives geared towards women

  And we'll see that in a couple years and see how the money rolls out, see how the panels work out, but you know, talk minus action equals zero, right."

  Politics

  Feb 28, 2018