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The Trudeau Liberals took baby steps in their bid to reshape the social safety net Tuesday with a new, "use-it-or-lose-it'' leave option for new parents and a modest increase in the value of a rebranded tax benefit for low-income workers.
Both promises are more than a year away from becoming reality, creating a campaign carrot for the Liberals to dangle before the 2019 election in the fight for the "middle class'' vote.