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Which unemployed Canadians will get support?
New federal policies are being created and adapted daily to try and head off the worst-case economic impacts of COVID-19. Many of those modifications are in reaction to advocates pointing…
COVID-19: It’s time to protect frontline workers
If COVID-19 has taught us anything, it’s that a lot of the people we pay the least are the ones we need the most. In the last two weeks, Canadians…
Much stronger conditions needed on federal wage subsidy program
The federal government has announced it is prepared to pay wages subsidies of up to 75% of employee wages for all private businesses and other employers, including non-profits, partnerships and…
Struggling homeowners not your typical landlord: The case for rent forgiveness
In the age of COVID-19, where the unemployment rate is now estimated at 13.5% and many are struggling to pay next month’s rent, the necessity of suspending evictions, providing income…
Long Term Care: Fatally flawed system demands fundamental change
Given that seniors are at greatest risk, as evidence from China shows, and those living in long term care homes are among the most vulnerable, it should be no surprise…
Schooling for equity during and beyond COVID-19
Schools are closed. Physical distancing is happening. Playgrounds are off limits. Life as we know it has shifted invoking fear and anxiety for both young people and adults. These emotions…
Unemployment may hit 70-year high, but new EI replacement will help
Yesterday, in response to the impact of COVID-19 on workers, the federal government announced the new Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), which replaces the short-lived Emergency Care Benefit and almost…
6 lessons for climate action from Canada’s COVID-19 response
The coronavirus pandemic is an unprecedented public health crisis that demands immediate and decisive action. Governments around the world are taking extraordinary measures to contain the virus to avoid the…
The COVID-19 budget: Queen’s Park takes a stand
Ontario Finance Minister Rod Phillips presented his Economic and Fiscal Update at Queen’s Park today, tabling the Ford government’s battle plan to combat the health and economic crises brought on by the…
Affordable housing, homelessness and the upcoming federal budget
This year’s Alternative Federal Budget (AFB) was released on March 17. It provides an alternative fiscal framework for Canada’s federal government; it’s released ahead of the actual federal budget in…
The prison as petri dish
Informed by his 27 years in prison, the political organizer, lawyer and late president of South Africa Nelson Mandela is known to have said: “No one truly knows a nation…
Some of our most undervalued workers now among our most valuable as pandemic forces rethink of what jobs are critical
In any public emergency, like the COVID-19 pandemic, society naturally turns to tried-and-true public service professionals for advice, protection and care. First and foremost, we depend on health-care workers risking…
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