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Fast Facts: Under Cover of Covid, Beware Bill 44
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press June 22, 2020 On April 15th, after the province went into lockdown, the Conservatives tried to pass Bill…
Remarks to the Finance Committee on banking and COVID-19
David Macdonald appeared as an expert witness before the federal Finance Committee June 18, to discuss banking and the government’s response to COVID-19. This is…
Study raises concerns about an under-regulated, under-researched and largely privatized assisted living sector in BC
VANCOUVER – While COVID-19 has focused attention on problems in long-term care, a new study raises concerns about assisted living and concludes it’s time for BC’s…
The Place of Assisted Living in BC’s Seniors Care System
Assessing the promise, reality and challenges Download 1.54 MB68 pages Under-regulated, under-researched and largely privatized is an apt description of British Columbia’s assisted living system…
Fast Facts: Towards restarting disability supports in Manitoba in the COVID-19 Era
On March 18, Day Support Programs providing supports to persons with intellectual disabilities went in to critical service mode. The move to critical services meant…
To fund a just recovery, we can learn from our fiscal past
As several provinces have begun to loosen lockdown measures, thoughts turn to what Canada’s recovery will look like. WilI the massive disruptions we are experiencing…
Needed now: A feminist recovery plan
Five key takeaways from May’s Labour Force Survey report
Canada’s job losses reach Great Depression levels. Here’s how we move forward.
Labour Force Survey key facts: In May, 2.7 million people lost their jobs and another 2.2 million had most of their hours cut compared to…
When proximity is a problem: What reopening means for schools and child care centres
Until a vaccine for COVID-19 is created, even a gradual re-emergence from the first and, potentially, second or third waves of self-isolation complicates everything. How do…
Fast Facts: COVID-19 & Health Care
Austerity will do more harm than good As Manitoba re-opens, COVID-19 remains a pressing public health threat—one that will continue to require governments of all…
Work Life: Winnipeg Transit Drivers
The Abandoned Heroes Included on any list of COVID-19 heroes must be public transit drivers. Yet their workplaces are not safe from COVID-19. In the…
Post-pandemic: Towards a more equitable, inclusive, sustainable society
We live in unprecedented times. The global community has been broadsided by a pandemic that has upended our lives socially, physically, psychologically, and financially.
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