Yvonne Yuan

Yvonne Yuan provided assistance with this article. Yvonne is a legal assistant at Jeff J. Li Professional Corp. and a research associate at Open Policy Ontario. She is a graduate of the University of Toronto in city studies and human geography, hoping to pursue a career in public policy and evidence-based research.

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