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Single workers are Canada’s forgotten poor

Early 2020 sent COVID-19 shock waves around the world. The devastation saved its knockout punch for groups already struggling to …

A national school food program should be part of Ottawa’s stimulus package

In light of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s $2 billion investment to support school re-opening safely across the country, school food …

Disabled Canadians ignored in policies on COVID-19

Despite their status of being at an increased risk of contracting COVID-19, people with disabilities have largely been left out …

Expertise of people who use drugs must be central to design of safe supply

The COVID-19 pandemic has painfully illustrated what people who use drugs have long known: that the current overdose crisis is …

Islamophobia is on the rise during COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic came with many challenges other than the virus itself. In many situations it has magnified societal ills. …

Rural Canadians need to be included in pandemic recovery plans

As the Rural Forum Chair with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), I’ve seen first-hand how rural communities have shaped …

A step toward the Employment Insurance program Canada once had

The 1971 Unemployment Insurance Act positioned unemployment insurance as both an insurance program and a social security program, and by …

Homelessness could rise with economic downturn

The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted those who are homeless. The pandemic has resulted in the closure of daytime services …

Canada’s “just society” has yet to be realized for many citizens

The following is an abridged version of a speech delivered on Sept. 22, 2020 at the Annual Opening of the …

BC court decision on private health care is inconsistent and should be appealed

An important case for patients and health care access in Canada was released on September 10, 2020, and it has …

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