Also published in the Hamilton Spectator, Cape Breton Post, and on Castanet.net
"Canadians are divided along income lines in terms of marriage and the Institute of Marriage and Family Canada is recommending that governments and the private sector encourage matrimony.
In a new report entitled The Marriage Gap Between Rich and Poor Canadians, the institute says divorce and single parenthood increases poverty for both children and mothers, while married couples seem to build more wealth on average than singles or couples who live together.
Marriage is not a silver bullet for social problems, the study says, but it asserts that healthy marriages promote economic and social well-being both privately and publicly."
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