Family Allowances in Canada

This Book Deals With The Social Political Constitutional Moral And Economic Developments Which Led To The Implementation Of A System Of Family Allowances In Canada In July Of 1945. The Book Focuses On When The Idea First Became Identified In Canada; Family Allowances In Relation To Other Social Security Measures Of The Time; The Constitutional Moral And Financial Obstacles To Their Implementation; The Affect Of Family Allowance Legislation Upon Political Parties; The Reaction Of The Provinces To This Legislation; And The Timing Of The Legislation. Family Allowances Went Through Three Stages In Canada: Recommendations Official And Unofficial And Subsequent Public Discussion; Parliamentary Debate And Legislative Enactment In August 1944; And The Establishment Of The Administrative Machinery Leading To Their Implementation In July 1945.