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| == Early life == | == Early life == | ||
| Battle was born on July 29, 1947 in ], to Lois (née Morrison) and Robert Battle, in a family with three siblings. His family later relocated to Edmonton and Ottawa, where his father worked as a senior federal bureaucrat.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2024-12-06 |title=Social policy analyst Ken Battle sowed seeds for the Canada Child Benefit |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-social-policy-analyst-ken-battle-sowed-seeds-for-the-canada-child/ |access-date=2024-12-07 |work=The Globe and Mail |language=en-CA}}</ref> He obtained a ] degree from the ] in ] and completed his master's degree in philosophy studying at the ] on a ].<ref name=":0" /> | Battle was born on July 29, 1947 in ], to Lois (née Morrison) and Robert Battle, in a family with three siblings. His family later relocated to Edmonton and Ottawa, where his father worked as a senior federal bureaucrat.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2024-12-06 |title=Social policy analyst Ken Battle sowed seeds for the Canada Child Benefit |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-social-policy-analyst-ken-battle-sowed-seeds-for-the-canada-child/ |access-date=2024-12-07 |work=The Globe and Mail |language=en-CA}}</ref> He obtained a ] degree from the ] in ] and completed his master's degree in philosophy studying at the ] on a ].<ref name=":0" /> | ||
| == Career == | |||
| Battle began his career in public policy as a Director with the ], a federal advisory body. In 1986, he led the creation of Canada’s first national report on welfare, shedding light on the inadequacies of welfare programs and challenging government secrecy around social assistance programs.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
| == Personal life == | == Personal life == | ||
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Ken Battle (July 29, 1947 – November 18, 2025) was a Canadian social policy analyst and economist known for his work on Canadian welfare programs and social security reform. He was made a member of the Order of Canada in 2000, for his work on Canadian welfare legislation and development of the Canadian National Child Benefit Program. He also received the Saskatchewan Distinguished Service Award for 2003-04.
Early life
Battle was born on July 29, 1947 in Calgary, Alberta, to Lois (née Morrison) and Robert Battle, in a family with three siblings. His family later relocated to Edmonton and Ottawa, where his father worked as a senior federal bureaucrat. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario and completed his master's degree in philosophy studying at the University of Oxford on a Commonwealth Scholarship.
Career
Battle began his career in public policy as a Director with the National Council of Welfare, a federal advisory body. In 1986, he led the creation of Canada’s first national report on welfare, shedding light on the inadequacies of welfare programs and challenging government secrecy around social assistance programs.
Personal life
Battle was married three times. He died on November 18, 2024, at the age of 77 after a long struggle with Lewy body dementia.
Select published works
- Battle, Ken (1998). "Transformation: Canadian Social Policy Since 1985". Social Policy & Administration. 32 (4): 321–340. doi:10.1111/1467-9515.00119. ISSN 1467-9515.
- Battle, Ken (2001). "Relentless Incrementalism: Deconstructing and Reconstructing Canadian Income Security Policy" (PDF). THE REVIEW OF ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE AND SOCIAL PROGRESS (2011): 183–229.
- Battle, Ken; Tweddle, Anne; Torjman, Sherri (2013). Welfare in Canada. Caledon Institute of Social Policy. ISBN 1-55382-630-2.
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References
- "Mr. Kenneth Robert Battle". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
- "SASKATCHEWAN DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD PRESENTED - Government of Saskatchewan". library.usask.ca. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
- ^ "Social policy analyst Ken Battle sowed seeds for the Canada Child Benefit". The Globe and Mail. 2024-12-06. Retrieved 2024-12-07.