October 16, 2020
Corporate Canada needs to take on child care
If there’s one group of Canadians that have really taken a hard hit by COVID-19, it’s working parents, especially mothers. If anyone needs a break, it’s them. And they...
October 16, 2020
Offrir des formations professionnelles de courte durée
L’annonce faite dans le discours du Trône de faire de la formation des travailleurs et des jeunes une priorité est une excellente nouvelle. Au fil des ans, les gouvernements...
October 16, 2020
COVID-19 benefits exclude sex workers in Canada
The global impact of COVID-19 on people who sell sexual services has been shattering, worsening their already precarious situation. Findings from a recent study of sex workers from six...
October 15, 2020
We’d better get to know the growing gig economy
The number of people doing “gig work” has been rising for decades, and the precarity of gig workers has been underscored by the pandemic. Gig workers have been on...
October 15, 2020
Navigating the pandemic as a newcomer to Canada
The last seven months haven’t been easy on any of us. But newcomers, especially asylum seekers and refugee claimants, have had an especially hard time. To understand the unique...
October 15, 2020
COVID-19 et itinérance : enjeux et prospective
L’itinérance comporte de multiples aspects, mais toutes les personnes qui n’ont aucun lieu d’habitation fixe, sécuritaire et abordable, sont plus vulnérables à la pandémie de COVID-19. En effet, ces...
October 14, 2020
The missing voice of women in COVID-19 policy-making
Women remain conspicuously absent from decision-making tables across Canada despite being disproportionately affected by COVID-19 at work and at home. Women’s voices in policy-making would amplify the message that...
October 14, 2020
Établir un équilibre relationnel avec les Autochtones
Le drame que représente le décès de Joyce Echaquan s’inscrit dans une longue suite d’événements dont la récurrence aussi mathématique qu’historique ne laisse aucun doute sur la part systémique...
October 14, 2020
Economic recovery has to focus on long-term well-being, not just GDP
Canadians must not miss the opportunity to use the pandemic recovery to redefine what we think of as national progress. Rather than continuing to rely on gross domestic product...
October 13, 2020
Écosystèmes d’innovation et supergrappes au Canada
La pandémie de COVID-19 a mis en évidence plusieurs faiblesses des chaînes d’approvisionnement dont dépendent le Canada et le Québec, mais aussi la grande résilience et la capacité d’adaptation...