The state of the Ontario nonprofit sector three months into the COVID-19 crisis - ONN/AFO
The Ontario Nonprofit Network and Assemblée de la Francophonie de l’Ontario have released a survey and recommendations…
Are Tech Jobs More Pandemic-Proof? - Kim and Vu - Brookfield Institute
Sihwa Kim and Viet Vu of the Brookfield Institute analyze the impact of COVID-19 on tech workers across Canada.
federal structure - Slack and Hachard - Policy Options
Enid Slack and Tomas Hachard call for a correction to Canada’s federal structure to put provinces and municipalities on…
Engaging lived and living expertise in COVID-19 recovery planning - Maytree
Maytree has released a report on the importance of engaging lived and living expertise in COVID-19 recovery planning.
EI Failed So We Made CERB: Now What Should We Learn? - Robson- PPF
Jennifer Robson makes the case for EI reform.
Universal, permanent paid sick days needed now - Hayman, McLaren - Toronto Star
Kate Hayman and Jesse McLaren call for universal and permanent paid sick days.
If the recovery sticks, this recession could be shortest on record — or one of the longest - Ambler et al - Financial Post
Steve Ambler, Jeremy Kronick and Farah Omran on how the art of calling the start and finish of economic recessions is…
Job Search, New Jobs, and What it Means for Future Policy - Schirle, Skuterud – [C.D. Howe]
Tammy Schirle and Mikal Skuterud examine the effect of CERB on job searches.
upscaling migrant sanctuary and solidarity policies and practices in times of COVID-19 - Bauder, Godoy- International Organization for Migration
Harald Bauder and Margaret Godoy on the importance of upscaling migrant sanctuary and solidarity policies and practices…
reopning ontario schools - Baumann et al
Ruth Baumann, Carol Campbell, Annie Kidder, and Beverly-Jean Daniel have released two new reports on considerations for…
Could shelter hotels be a model for addressing homelessness? - Gray - Globe & Mail
Activists, including House of Friendship’s Jessica Bondy, call for shelter hotels as a model for addressing…
consumption tax - van Dijk, Hodgson - Globe & Mail
Peter van Dijk and Glen Hodgson of the C.D. Howe Institute argue that Canada needs a consumption tax like the GST, and…
How do we navigate a return to post-secondary education? - FPR
20 experts weigh in on how we can best navigate a return to post-secondary education.
The importance of accessible and inclusive public service tech in times of crisis - Elias, Villeneuve - [Brookfield Institute]
Darren Elias and Sarah Villeneuve of the Brookfield Institute on the importance of accessible and inclusive public…
More than Just a Rebuild: Creating a better future for Canada - Black, Viel - [PPF]
Georgina Black and Anthony Viel on why going back to "normal" is not an option as Canada rebuilds its economy.
What’s at stake in the move from CERB to EI? - Macdonald - Behind the Numbers
David Macdonald discusses what’s at stake in the move from CERB to EI.
A conversation with Sané Dube on the two health crises facing Black people in Canada: COVID and Racism
Sané Dube discusses the two health crises of COVID-19 and racism facing Black people in Canada.
Social planning Toronto - Senior poverty report
A new report from Social Planning Toronto calls on all three levels of government to take urgent action against senior…
The coronavirus exposes the perils of profit in seniors’ housing - August - [The Conversation]
Martine August on how COVID-19 exposes the perils of profit-driven ownership in seniors’ housing.
Unrealistic economic cheerleading is no solution to a lingering COVID-19 crisis - Don Pittis - CBC
Don Pittis on why a sharp economic revival seems ever more unlikely.
One in nine newly admitted long-term care residents could be cared for at home, report says - Globe & Mail
Research from the Canadian Institute for Health Information shows that one in nine newly admitted long-term care…
Decades of progress on gender equality in the workplace at risk of vanishing - Jeffery - [Globe & Mail]
Pamela Jeffery of the Prosperity Project on how the COVID-19 crisis could result in the vanishing of the past 60 years…
COVID-19: Don’t make university students choose between education and legal rights - MacLean and Young - [The Conversation]
Jason MacLean and Hilary Young on why we shouldn't make university students choose between education and legal rights.
Federalism - Marchildon and Bleyer - Policy Options
Gregory P. Marchildon and Peter Bleyer on how the COVID-19 crisis is a chance to use federalism more intelligently to…
COVID-19 is worsening homelessness and insecure housing for women - Behind the Numbers
Research from the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness demonstrates that COVID-19 is worsening homelessness and…