Most of the families who apply for Quebec's new supplement for children with exceptional needs are being turned down — 54 per cent to be exact.

The goal would be to reduce child poverty rates by 50 per cent by 2020.

The Canada Child Benefit isn't indexed to inflation for now, and the Liberals haven't agreed to do that until 2020 - after the next scheduled federal election in 2019.

In its annual report to be released Thursday, the group Campaign 2000 says the Liberal government's new income-tested child benefit could fall short of its lofty goals because it isn't automatically adjusted to combat rising food and housing prices.

After the Liberals finish celebrating their comeback victory, they’ll have to govern. And they have a tough set of promises to live up to.

Bigger cheques for families with children from the federal government start landing this month, a 'happy accident' as economic conditions deteriorate.