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The Monitor, May/June 2020
Putting Housing Poverty on Notice Download 5.37 MB In our first issue following the outbreak of COVD-19 in Canada, Monitor contributors assess the federal and…
The Bank of Canada and Crisis Management
COVID-19 and Beyond Download 409.69 KB17 pages The COVID-19 crisis has caused a tectonic shift in Canada’s public finances. On April 1, the Bank of…
Bank of Canada must “keep innovating” beyond pandemic: Think tank
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO – The Bank of Canada (BoC) must “keep innovating” to help governments support jobs, protect public services, and address…
Workers in which sectors were hit hardest by COVID-19 closures
Further to my other work looking at who has lost either their job or the majority of their hours between February and March, in this…
Fast Facts: Austerity Agendas, COVID and Universities
An inside view As I write this, the University of Manitoba and all other post-secondary institutions are desperately working to meet the Pallister governments edicts,…
PSE student support program: Does it pass the test?
At least 1.17 million post secondary education (PSE) students or recent grads will use the Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB). They wouldn’t have been able…
Show, don’t tell: Canada’s COVID-19 response doesn’t meet students’ needs or reflect their realities
If you’re a young person in Canada right now, chances are you’re used to the government letting you down. Whether you’re a teenager in Ontario…
Fast Facts: Normal is the Problem
Long term care and COVID The heart-breaking tragedy of multiple COVID-19 deaths in Canadian long-term care facilities, and the often-horrific manner in which those deaths…
Gender impact of Canada’s income supports
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Caregiving Beyond the Crisis
I am a child care advocate. And in this COVID-19 pandemic, I am torn. On the one hand, this public health emergency demonstrates what advocates…
Comparing provincial economic responses to COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the vital importance of collective responses via governments at all levels. The Canadian context of federalism, with a division of…
You can’t re-open an economy without workers
Yesterday, the Saskatchewan government revealed its plan to “re-open the Saskatchewan economy.” I will leave critiques about whether the plan adequately addresses testing and the public health…
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