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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…
Gender impact of Canada’s income supports
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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…
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…
1.4 million jobless Canadians getting no income support in April
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The hidden and not-so-hidden casualty of COVID-19
Since the province has sensibly decided that “professional and social services that support the legal and justice system” are part of the essential services during…
The coronavirus crisis: Wake-up call for an economic paradigm shift¹
This article was originally posted on National Newswatch
Mental health, substance use and COVID19: Getting ahead of a perfect storm
What can we expect from the combination of social isolation, sky-high stress, job losses, food and housing insecurity, grief, closures of regular services and supports,…
Long-term funding for domestic violence programs will have lasting impact beyond the pandemic, say experts
COVID-19 has plunged Canada into a state of uncertainty and fear, as people question their ability to pay rent and provide for their families during…
Women bearing the brunt of economic losses: One in five has been laid off or had hours cut
Women are at the forefront of the economic crisis as yesterday’s labour force report from Statistics Canada reveals.
Early Warning: Who’s bearing the brunt of COVID-19’s labour market impacts?
March Labour Force Survey Key Facts: 1 million lost jobs, but another 2.1 million had a majority of their hours cut.
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