As we restart life in our cities, being inclusive is key - Andrew-Amofah et al - [Globe & Mail]

Brittany Andrew-Amofah, Alexandra Flynn, and Patricia Wood on the importance of integrating social equity and explicit…


COVID-19 and support for the unemployed - Dinan and Béland - [Policy Options]

Shannon Dinan and Daniel Béland on why expanding Employment Insurance and improving policy coordination will prove more…


Ottawa Needs a Temporary Income-Support System Built to Last - C.D. Howe

The C.D. Howe Crisis Working Group on why Ottawa needs a temporary income-support system that is built to last.


We must act now to prevent a second wave of long-term care deaths - Estabrooks, Flood, Straus - [Globe & Mail]

Carole Estabrooks, Colleen Flood, and Sharon Straus offer seven non-negotiable actions that must happen to prevent a…


Migrant farm workers ‘in crisis’ amid pandemic, report says - Keung - [Toronto Star]

A recent report from Migrant Workers Alliance for Change discusses the current crisis for migrant farm workers.


Local news is being decimated ... - Lindgren - [Policy Options]

April Lindgren calls for government intervention and a collective solution to keep local news alive.


How Canadian cities are adapting to COVID-19 - Rottenberg-Walker et. al - [Canadian Geographic]

Six urban planning experts, including Cyndi Rottenberg-Walker and Robin Mazumder, share their views on municipal…


why collecting race-based data is crucial in tackling COVID-19 - Alang - [MaRs]

Navneet Alang in MaRs Magazine on why collecting race-based data is crucial in tackling COVID-19.


Essential changes for essential migrant workers - Omidvar and Seidle - [ipolitics]

Senator Ratna Omidvar and Leslie Seidle call for concrete and equitable improvements for essential workers.


From Surviving to Thriving: Why Canada must do more for its start-ups and scale-ups in crisis - Villeneuve and Elias - [BII+E]

Sarah Villeneuve and Darren Elias of the Brookfield Institute on why Canada must do more for its start-ups and…


post-pandemic economic recovery requires strong public transit - Wood - [Spacing]

Tricia Wood on why post-pandemic economic recovery requires strong public transit.


Initial Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Canadian Labour Market - Schirle, Skuterud, Milligan, Lemieux - [Canadian Labour Economics Forum]

Tammy Schirle, Mikal Skuterud, Kevin Milligan, and Thomas Lemieux discuss the initial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic…


Inequality in the feasibility of working from home during and after COVID-19 - Messacar, Morissette, Deng - [Statscan]

Derek Messacar, René Morissette and Zechuan Deng analyze the inequality in the feasibility of working from home during…


No she-covery without child care - Yalnizyan - [Atkinson Fdn.]

Armine Yalnizyan on why there will be no she-covery without child care.


Why we need a culturally responsive...- Morgan - Urbanology

Anthony N. Morgan on how to achieve social reform in the face of COVID-19.


What we won't see in this week's jobs data - Goldfarb - [Maclean's]

Danielle Goldfarb in Maclean's on how the headline jobs data doesn't capture the full extent of income loss Canadians…


People with disabilities forgotten amid COVID-19 pandemic - Ngabo (journalist) - Star

Advocates, including Christopher Sutton of Wavefront Centre for Communication Accessibility, call for more support for…


Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Shovel-ready lessons from New Zealand - Young - Daily Commercial News

Genevieve Young offers shovel-ready lessons from New Zealand for Canadian municipalities.


2008 vs. 2020: What We Can Learn From The Last Crisis - And What We Can't

As Canada and the rest of the globe continue to confront the COVID-19 crisis from a health care perspective,…


Canada needs a New National Policy - Honickman and Woodfinden - National Post

Asher Honickman and Ben Woodfinden advocate for a New National Policy to clear divisions and assume a leadership role…


Retool the Tax System to help pay for Covid-19's costs – Patrick Gill - Policy Options

Patrick Gill writes that on why Canada needs to modernize its taxation system to help households and business by…


In Canada, non-status women are being left behind - Abji, Pintin-Perez, Bhuyan - [Open Democracy]

Salina Abji, Margarita Pintin-Perez, and Rupaleem Bhuyan call for Canada's support measures to include non-status…


Locked down, not locked out: An eviction prevention plan for Ontario - Tranjan, Aldridge, Kapoor - [Behind the Numbers]

Ricardo Tranjan, Hannah Aldridge, and Garima Talwar Kapoor propose an eviction prevention plan for Ontario.


Economic recovery from COVID-19 must include the 'care' sector - Bezanson, Bevan and Lysack - [Ottawa Citizen]

Kate Bezanson, Andrew Bevan, and Monica Lysack on why a focus on child care will lead to a quicker and fairer recovery.


Should Canada regularize the immigration status of asylum seekers helping fight COVID-19? - Seidle - [Max Bell]

Leslie Seidle on why there needs to be a clear path to permanent residency for asylum seekers who are helping fight…