For six months now, the people of the Matawa First Nations have been living in a state of emergency. The communities of Webequie, Nibinamik, Neskantaga, Eabametoong, Marten Falls, Aroland,...
An important case for patients and health care access in Canada was released on September 10, 2020, and it has created some glaring inconsistencies in the law that will...
While Canada struggles to keep COVID-19 infection rates down, government policy-makers have turned their minds to post-pandemic recovery and how to revive the economy. What has been made abundantly...
The year 2020 has become the year of rollbacks in gender equality in Canada and around the world. Women, particularly those with children, as well as those who are...
A person’s “net tax burden,” which is normally computed over the period of a year, can evolve drastically over the course of a lifetime. That burden, as we calculate...
No issue affects mobility, equity, and climate change more than public transit, which is essential to a green and socially inclusive recovery. If we don’t get our approach to...
La situation économique dans laquelle nous nous trouvons en est une de récession à l’échelle mondiale. Dans tous les pays du monde, sauf peut-être en Chine, le produit intérieur...
What’s next?” That is the question on the mind of every Canadian since the economic shutdown in March. While the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) and subsequent extensions have...
Plusieurs économistes, dont moi-même, pensons qu’il est temps d’élargir le mandat de la Banque du Canada pour y inclure la poursuite de l’emploi maximum ou du plein emploi. L’Australie,...
COVID-19 has highlighted significant vulnerabilities and inequalities that were largely hidden in Canada prior to the pandemic. It has shown that Canadian families are unequal in their ability to...
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) made notable mistakes during the latter part of the 20th century. It allowed commercial fisheries to overexploit several stocks, ranging from Atlantic cod to...
