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A new report released by The Institute of Marriage and Family Canada includes international comparisons between Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United States and Great Britain about the public costs of family breakdown. The research is absolutely clear. There is a strong link between married parents and stability for children. Children fare best on many indicators – financially, educationally, psychologically, even in terms of physical health – when they grow up with their own married parents. Family breakdown is one pathway to poverty. If we are serious about finding a remedy for child poverty, or better yet preventing it, we can’t afford to shrug our shoulders and avoid a discussion about why marriage matters, not only for husbands, wives and children, but for us all. (PDF report)