Policy In Place: Revisiting Canada’s Tri-Level Agreements - Bradford - IMFG
In a paper for the Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance, Neil Bradford explores how cities could partner with…
Could alleviating student debt be the key to restarting Canada’s entrepreneurial engine? - Lamb - Globe and Mail
Creig Lamb of the Brookfield Institute argues that alleviating student loan debt could help jump-start Canada's…
Are students and educators learning during the pandemic? - Gallagher-Mackay - Policy Options
Kelly Gallagher-Mackay says we need more data on how COVID-19 is affecting student learning.
Investing in a Feminist Green COVID-19 Recovery - Oxfam Canada
Oxfam Canada has put out a briefing note recommending key investments the federal government should make to put women…
‘Staying home’ during COVID-19 isn’t possible if you don’t have a home - Chadha - TVO
Ena Chadha, chief commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission, on the need to treat housing as a human right…
In-Person K-12 Schooling is Essential to the Canadian Economy - Green et al - CD Howe
David A. Green, Gaëlle Simard-Duplain and Henry E. Siu on why in-person schooling is essential to the Canadian……
Behind Closed Doors - Migrant Workers Alliance for Change
A coalition including Migrant Workers Alliance for Change and Migrant Rights Network has released a report documenting…
Young Canadians and the long tail of the COVID crisis - Wolff Hamilton - Policy Options
Lisa Wolff and Terence Hamilton of UNICEF Canada discuss how children and youth are at risk of long-term disruption…
More agricultural workers should become permanent residents - Alboim Cohl - Policy Options
Naomi Alboim and Karen Cohl call for more temporary foreign workers in agriculture to get permanent resident status.
Canada’s Foggy Economic and Fiscal Future - Drummond - CD Howe
Don Drummond lays out four paths for Canada's post-pandemic fiscal future and calls for fiscal restraint. Andrew…
Green jobs for youth the key to pandemic recovery in Canada
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The Welfare Diet Turns 25 - Stapleton Yuan - Open Policy
John Stapleton and Yvonne Yuan discuss the growing nutrition crisis of COVID-19.
Long-term Joblessness: A Significant Policy Challenge on the Horizon? - Schirle Skuterud - CD Howe
Tammy Schirle and Mikal Skuterud discuss the 'exceptional increase' in long-term joblessness and what challenges it…
Community Voices Pave the Road to Recovery - Social Planning Toronto
Social Planning Toronto has released a new report, Community Voices Pave the Road to Recovery.
Pandemic Perspectives on Ageing in Canada in Light of COVID-19 - NIA
Ryerson University's National Institute on Ageing has released the findings of its survey on Canadians' perspectives on…
COVID-19 Lessons: Building Disaster-Ready Technologies - McDonald - CIGI
Sean McDonald on the challenges and lessons for deploying public technologies in a disaster.
Gig workers need more than temporary government relief programs - Mahboubi - Globe and Mail
Parisa Mahboubi on the need for a stronger legal and support framework for gig workers.
Online learning during COVID-19: 8 ways universities can improve equity and access - The Conversation
Writing for The Conversation, a group of Canadian and American researchers explains how post-secondary institutions can…
Spotlight on the Post-COVID Indigenous Economy - Metatawabin et al - The Future Economy
Shannin Metatawabin, Jean Vincent, Dawn Madahbee Leach and Cameron Alexis discuss the post-COVID Indigenous……
Rural Canadians need to be included in pandemic recovery plans - Orb - Policy Options
Ray Orb writes that pandemic recovery plans must include rural Canadians.
Investing in Early Learning and Child Care - Yalnizyan McCuaig - Atkinson Foundation
Armine Yalnizyan and Kerry McCuaig lay out a framework for federal financing for early learning and childcare.
The gendered implications of an infrastructure-focused recovery - Cameron et al - U of Calgary
Anna Cameron, Vanessa Morin and Lindsay Tedds look at the gendered implications of an infrastructure-focused recovery…
A ‘made in Toronto model’ - [Toronto Star]
Michelle German, Cherise Burda and other experts talk to the Toronto Star about the need to make Toronto more…
Four ways Canadian governments can help small business survive COVID-19’s second wave - [Medium]
Erin Millar, Jon Shell, Michael Smith and Ben Coli on pulling the plug on the Save Small Business Campaign, and their…
Transitioning from CERB to EI could leave millions worse off - MacDonald - [Behind the Numbers]
David MacDonald on why transitioning from CERB to EI could leave millions worse off.