Which of the Following Is True of Canada

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of Canada?

• A) Canada is ahead of many Western European countries in social policies that support families.
• B) Canada has dramatically reduced rates of child poverty.
• C) Canada's national mental health strategy focuses too little on prevention or promotion.
• D) Beginning in the late 1980s, the federal government increased transfer payments to the provinces.
• E) There are very few national and provincial early childhood education initiatives.

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