The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically accelerated a trend toward remote work in many parts of the public sector. The federal government issued guidelines on March 15 urging employees to...
It’s been almost five months since provincial and territorial governments closed childcare services. Now they are allowing them to reopen. Reopening – like shuttering – has been chaotic, anxiety-producing...
Even before COVID-19 emerged as the defining problem of the decade, these were challenging times for Canadian governments. Since 2000, governments have faced increasing demands and pressures to address...
Since Prime Minister Trudeau announced the Canada Student Service Grant on June 25, to say controversy has swirled around the initiative is an understatement. The federal ethics commissioner, at...
The COVID-19 pandemic has produced an urgent need for policy-relevant scientific evidence in Canada, as it has in other countries. Research funding organizations, providers of health data, and the private sector have all stepped up in an effort to fulfill these needs. Mental health’s importance has not...
COVID-19 has taken a terrible toll on Canada’s seniors. Amid this unprecedented crisis, the federal government has a unique opportunity to show leadership by working with all levels of...
Over 600 people from across the country gathered (online) in May for a panel discussion about the soon to be created Canada Water Agency. After mandating its formation last...
The first six months of this new decade have forced us to reconsider nearly everything: how we work, how we connect with each other and, with increasing urgency, the...
Alors que la crise de COVID-19 démontre l’importance de maintenir des services publics de qualité, certains rêvent à des changements structurels de politiques publiques qui puissent freiner la hausse...
The concentration of COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care facilities across Canada, responsible for an estimated 82 percent of total deaths, has exposed and magnified lingering, systemic issues in senior...
