Putting equity first in the regulation of digital platforms
We must continue to apply pressure on the government, platform actors and regulators alike to take action before the severities of virtual hate rhetoric become our permanent reality.
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5 reasons why higher carbon prices require stronger green industrial policy
A green industrial policy is so urgent because without it, the carbon price is unlikely to receive enough political support to ever reach its 2030 level or to induce the transformative changes required for a net-zero emissions economy. Here are five reasons why.
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Filipino health care workers during COVID-19 and the importance of race-based analysis
Without the care work provided by Filipino migrant care workers, many countries would have a difficult time coping with high health care demands, particularly during a pandemic.
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Building health: Canada’s opportunity to improve housing affordability
Housing stability, quality, safety, and affordability all affect health outcomes. Adequate financial investments and ambition are required to achieve this.
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The short-sighted vision of conservative educational policy
When in power, conservative governments across Canada have a record of not only undermining and defunding public education, but also proposing and implementing policies that grant private schools more resources and power.
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Falling short on the National Housing Strategy
The success of any policy initiative, particularly one as important and complex as a national strategy, lies in the details of how promises and programmes are delivered.
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A data look at Millennials and growing inequality
Without policy interventions that are based on data and a solid understanding of the issues that need to be addressed, inequality will continue to grow as millennials age — impacting future generations and their economic outcomes.
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Laytonian social democracy: one small practical action at a time
What was innovative was the way Layton talked about social democratic ideas as pragmatic solutions to everyday problems that bring hope and optimism to average Canadians.
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Affordable housing increasingly illusory in Vancouver, Toronto
These data point to stark and growing disparity between incomes and housing prices since 2005, far outstretching a related but less pronounced trend in the rest of the country.
