Finding the Right Balance - National Institute on Ageing
National Institute on Ageing has released a guidance document to support the re-opening of Canadian long-term care…
CERB is dead, but a new EI will live, as the pandemic leads to more lasting policy changes - Clark - [Globe & Mail]
Campbell Clark on how the CERB may morph into a new EI.
Let's help write the recovery plan to make sure Canada doesn't go broke - Mintz - [Financial Post]
Jack Mintz offers ideas for Canada's economic recovery plan.
Could the pandemic prompt employment insurance reforms? - Benefits Canada
Experts including Jim Stanford and Sunil Johal discuss the future of Employment Insurance in Canada.
The Moms Are Not All Right - Schirle, Skuterud – C.D. Howe
Tammy Schirle and Mikal Skuterud call for immediate investments in classroom space, staff, teachers, and PPE to allow…
COVID-19 stories report – Basic Income Canada Network
Basic Income Canada Network's COVID-19 stories report discusses the need for basic income by highlighting individual…
The federal fiscal snapshot has shown us the problem. So what’s the plan? - Laurin and Robson - [Globe & Mail]
Alexandre Laurin and William Robson of the C.D. Howe Institute call for a timely wind-down of federal emergency…
COVID-19 restrictions making it tougher for kids to get the exercise they need, study finds - CBC
Research from experts including Raktim Mitra shows how COVID-19 restrictions are making it tougher for kids to get the…
We must act now to keep the windows of opportunity from closing again - Broadbent, McIsaac - [Maytree]
Alan Broadbent and Elizabeth McIsaac on why we must act now to keep the windows of opportunity for enduring, systemic…
Rural Canada policy - Weeden - [Policy Options]
S. Ashleigh Weeden discusses how the pandemic has exposed the place-blindness the causes policy-makers to overlook…
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Federal Tax Credit for Charitable Donations - Cardus
Cardus calls for government partnership to help sustain charities through the COVID–19 crisis.
COVID-19 may turn back the clock on women’s entrepreneurship - Cukier - [The Conversation]
Wendy Cukier on why Canada's COVID-19 recovery programs must maintain intentional focus on women and other…
Charlebois: Canada’s food insecurity problem is on the rise
Sylvain Charlebois on how the unprecedented simultaneous supply and demand shock of COVID-19 has exacerbated Canada's…
COVID-19 could have northern Ontario universities feeling the pandemic pinch - Thompson - [TVO]
Jon Thompson reports on the effect of COVID-19 on northern Ontario universities.
Canada’s recovery plans should focus on building the infrastructure of the future - Bishop - [CD Howe]
Grant Bishop on why Canada’s recovery plans should focus on building the infrastructure of the future.
How to build a better Canada after COVID-19: Transform CERB into a basic annual income program - Mason - [The Conversation]
Gregory C Mason on why CERB needs to be transformed into a basic annual income program.
Cutting post-secondary budgets... - Breznitz and Munro - [Policy Options]
Shiri M. Breznitz and Daniel Munro on why cutting funding to post-secondary education risks substantial harm to the…
How to build a better Canada after COVID-19: Rethinking immigration can boost the economy - Triandafyllidou - [The Conversation]
Anna Triandafyllidou discusses how rethinking immigration can boost Canada's economy.
Kids, Care, and COVID-19: Reopening childcare centres and schools
On June 25, First Policy Response hosted a thoughtful discussion featuring policy experts and practitioners on the…
The show must go on – Brail et. al - [Policy Options]
Shauna Brail, Nathalie Des Rosiers, and Anita M. McGahan discuss why policies to support the arts post-pandemic must be…
Education is a human right, but it certainly hasn’t been a COVID-19 priority - Dobson-Hughest - [Globe & Mail]
Lauren Dobson-Hughes on why there is no viable reopening without childcare and schools.
When proximity is a problem: what reopening means for schools and child care centres - Shah, Shaker - [Behind the Numbers]
Vidya Shah and Erika Shaker discuss what reopening means for schools and childcare.
The cure for the social trauma left by COVID-19? Finally putting the needs of people first - Hall - [Toronto Star]
Urban policy experts, including Ryerson CBI Executive Director Cherise Burda, discuss how COVID-19 will affect housing,…
Kids, Care, and COVID-19
On June 25, First Policy Response hosted a thoughtful discussion featuring policy experts and practitioners…
Canada’s Digital Trajectory - Lamb, Villeneuve, Elias - [Brookfield Institute]
Creig Lamb, Sarah Villeneuve, and Darren Elias of the Brookfield Institute on how COVID-19 presents Canada with an…