Study says no firm estimate on costs to raise a family a problem for government
OTTAWA — Jessica Wesley has been a mom for all of two months, but she and her husband are already thinking that one child might be all their finances can handle.
As her Toronto family confronts looming expenses like child care, rent and clothing, Wesley says she doesn’t know what the final tally will be — only that it will be high.
Justin Trudeau’s federal government is in a similar boat.
Ottawa doesn’t have a bead on just how much it costs to raise a child in Canada, says a new study, prompting some experts to wonder if politics and ideology are trumping evidence when it comes to making decisions on social policy.