poverty
With one budget, Freeland overturned 3 decades of political orthodoxy
Nearly seven years ago, a rookie politician surveyed the political landscape across the democratic world and saw the outlines of a new era....
New federal budget needs to deliver on government’s social finance and innovation commitments
This column is an opinion by Victor Beausoleil, Marie J. Bouchard and Carole Anne Hilton. Beausoleil is the founder and CEO of Social Economy Through...
Liberal delegates endorse a universal basic income, reject capital gain tax hike
Liberal delegates to the party’s policy convention have overwhelmingly endorsed a resolution calling for the establishment of a universal basic income (UBI) in...
In trying to contain COVID-19, we could be missing spread of HIV, hepatitis C and syphilis, experts warn
For more than a year, the COVID-19 pandemic has shifted health-care workers and resources away from stopping the spread of other infectious diseases, including...
COVID-19 has added to the educational barriers girls and women face around the world
This column is an opinion by Alexandra Chaves, a 19-year-old Plan Canada Youth Advocate who is passionate about gender equality and girls’ rights. She is also...
‘It’s not their fault’: Nunavut students who act violently let down by lack of counselling, educators say
This is Part 2 of a three-part series on violence in Nunavut’s schools. Teachers getting books thrown at their heads, punched in the...
Petitclerc recounts her own experience with disability in final MAID bill debate
Sen. Chantal Petitclerc recounted her own experience with a disability as she sought Tuesday to counter criticism of a bill to expand access...
Restaurant entrepreneur aims to thank every care-home worker in Canada with a free meal
Mohamad Fakih built a restaurant empire from the ground up, and COVID-19 has nearly torn it down. Yet, in a surprising contradiction, his...
If we’re serious about building a healthy post-pandemic society, we can’t do it without addressing poverty
This column is an opinion by Richard Matern, the director of research at Food Banks Canada. His past work includes leading large-scale community-based research projects...
How does N.L. avoid economic ruin? A leaders’ debate offered some answers
How can Newfoundland and Labrador avoid total economic ruin? Amid fleeting moments of levity — and plenty of accusations across the board — the province’s...
Pandemic’s tough job market could hurt new graduates for life, says report
With Friday’s jobs data expected to indicate a pandemic employment shortage extending into a second year, new research shows that a protracted dearth of...
COVID-19 is hitting First Nations in Western Canada especially hard
While Ontario and Quebec are the epicentres of COVID-19 outbreaks in Canada, people in First Nations are being hit the hardest in Western...
Federal program gives young newcomers paid work experience — and reason to hope
Fashion designer Soniagandhi Chinnasamy left her job at a clothing company in one of India’s largest cities last year to move to Canada...
COVID-19 is a source of stress and conflict in rooming houses
When Marc LeBlanc returned to his Centretown rooming house after being hospitalized in March, he was met with frosty reception. “I was treated...
Hospital visitation policies should reflect what loved-ones contribute to a patient’s recovery
This column is an opinion by Courtney Sas and Dr. Alexandra Rendely. Sas, a clinical social worker at a University of Toronto affiliated hospital, has a master’s...
Can employers make the COVID-19 vaccine mandatory? The law isn’t clear
As Canadians await the arrival of the first batch of vaccine doses, employers and provincial leaders are grappling with the question of whether to make...
