Next budget a ‘critical moment’ in economic recovery for women, say experts

Lower-income mothers were hit a lot harder than most during the pandemic, and experts are arguing that the the next federal budget should include targeted support for women following COVID-19's economic fallout.

Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured Sept. 24, 2020, on the Hill. Canadians are eagerly awaiting the first budget in nearly two years following the economic dislocation associated with COVID-19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

March 22, 2021

Following a year of economic dislocation that has hit Canadians from all walks of life hard, experts say the fallout from the pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on women, and that the next federal budget must include targeted support for those who have been hit the hardest. Carrie Freestone...

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