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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…
COVID-19: A third of unemployed Canadians will receive nothing from either EI or new CERB
Analysis shows 862,000 will fall through cracks in income support programs without rapid reforms OTTAWA – As new federal policies are created and adapted to…
Fast Facts: Homelessness, precarious housing and COVID-19
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press March 31, 2020. Governments around the world are urgently acting to minimize the impact of COVID-19. As we…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Fast Facts: Manitoba’s 2020 Budget: Welcome to Reality
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press March 30, 2020 Never has a provincial budget become so out-of-date so fast. In many ways, it’s just…
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…
Unemployment may hit 70-year high, but new EI replacement will help
Unemployment rates Feb 2020 Optimistic case Probable case Newly unemployed – (probable) Canada 5.9% 10.9% 13.5% 1,528,050 …
Unemployment rate has likely already doubled, 2 million workers at immediate risk of layoff in Canada: Analysis
Unemployment rates Feb 2020 Best case Realistic case Newly unemployed – Realistic case Canada 5.9% 10.9% 13.5% 1,528,050 …
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…
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