Oddly enough, the US has a food stamp program. Canada has no such program , we don't even help poor families with school lunches. I don't think Australia has a food stamp program either.
There has to be some kind of aid to the poorest... right?
It's up to every province. The only federal program is unemployment insurance (which is normal, as employment is a federal power, unlike anything else related to poverty).
Yea, that is a odd part of the Canadian health care system. Every 10 years, the 10 premiers and the PM sit down and hash out a new health accord. The feds send the money, but the provinces administer it. Since I only have my Ontario provincial health care card, I wonder what would happen if I had to go to the hospital out of province. Seems like a bit of a bureaucratic nightmare.
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