Canada&#39;s outdated, underfunded parental leave system is failing too many families. UNICEF&#39;s Lisa Wolff explains why one in three infants is falling through the cracks in this system, and how we can give all children a good start in life, by giving their parents adequate time off and income to care for them.
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 <li><a href="https://www.unicef.ca/en/what-we-do/our-domestic-work/parental-leave#:~:text=At%20least%206%20months%20of,leave%20pay%20to%20international%20standards." target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">UNICEF Canada&#39;s parental leave campaign</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.gensqueeze.ca/families" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Generation Squeeze&#39;s family policy solutions</a></li>
 <li>&quot;<a href="https://www.gensqueeze.ca/helping_our_kids_thrive_is_a_shared_responsibility_we_can_better_meet_it_with_improved_leave_for_infant_care" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Helping our kids thrive is a shared responsibility</a>&quot; by Andrea Long, Gen Squeeze Senior Director of Research &amp; Knowledge Mobilization</li>
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