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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…
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…
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.
Between a rock and a hard place: Which workers are most vulnerable when their workplaces re-open amid COVID-19?
Child care workers, construction labourers, servers, cashiers, and bus drivers have almost identical high risk scores as industrial butchers but, so far, they have been…
The unequal burden of COVID-19 joblessness
Source: February and April 2020 Labour Force Survey PUMF, excludes self employed. The scale of this crisis is now being revealed in stark statistics. However, it’s…
A snapshot of Canada’s import structure of COVID-19 medical supplies
The COVID-19 global outbreak has brought into sharp focus the threat of supply disruptions and shortages of critical medical products and equipment. In the U.S.,…
An impossible choice: at least 540,000 low wage workers risk losing CERB if they refuse unsafe work
With provincial economies starting to reopen, we need to take a close look at the workers most at risk. Reopening is sometimes framed as if…
Ontario’s frontline workers deserve much more than applause
Workers on the front lines of our economy stock our grocery shelves, pack boxes in warehouses, and deliver our food. As COVID-19 rages on, they…
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…
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