That Gap between Rich and Poor Is a Baby Killer: The deadly, unforeseen consequences of Canada's widening inequality.
By Murray Dobbin
6 Dec 2010
TheTyee.ca

Last May, the OECD put out figures comparing infant mortality rates in countries around the world. Perhaps the biggest story of all the figures were those attributed to Canada. This country has always boasted of its social stats -- life expectancy, infant mortality, university graduates, and other measures of our success as a nation.

But not this time.

The numbers were "shocking" -- a word used by half a dozen prominent commentators, including the Conference Board of Canada.

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