November 4, 2020
COVID and the Future of Workers (Hunsley)
By Terrance Hunsley
COVID is accelerating the future of work and magnifying the impact of change on workers. Lots of organizations are exploring the future of work. The OECD. The World Economic Forum. The ILO. Polling firms, Consulting companies. Magazines. And think ta
October 28, 2020
Appraising Homelessness in Toronto (F. Shrafat)
By Fatima Shrafat
An Appraisal of the Response to Homelessness in Toronto Executive Summary: The Fred Victor Organization determined that on any given day, over 9,200 people in the city of Toronto meet one of the definitions of homelessness. Shelters in the city general
October 20, 2020
TRUDEAU Govt has to walk, chew gum and dance (Cardozo)
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Government has to walk, chew gum and dance at the same time. Fourteen years ago the NDP killed Canada’s national childcare plan days after it was signed and sealed. They can’t do it again this time. In 2006 the minority Liberal government of Paul Marti
October 6, 2020
INCLUSION Agenda and DISABILITY Advocacy (Cowie)
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Perspective Dr. William Cowie, Strategic Manager, Every Canadian Counts Coalition The Inclusion Agenda and Disability Advocacy in Canada – a community divided Recent years have shown great progress in addressing important issues for persons with disabi
October 6, 2020
JOHN N. TURNER: Remembering (Kealey)
By Marc Kealey
Much has been written and said about the Right Honourable John N. Turner since he passed away on September 22, 2020. This is a personal remembrance from his aide and close friend which offers some insight into the life and priorities of the former Prim
October 1, 2020
RE-IMAGINING POLICING (Nair)
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REIMAGINING POLICING, PUBLIC SAFETY AND PROSPERITY By Ashwin Nair TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Executive Summary………………………………………………………………………………………………3 2. Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………………………4 3. Demilitarization of Police………………………………………………………………
September 22, 2020
THRONE SPEECH ideas from our Webinars
By Andrew Cardozo & Ashwin Nair
What are Canadians saying about the big Throne Speech Issues? Since April 2020, Pearson has been hosting a series of webinars on the broad theme of “Covid & Beyond”. Here is what a number of thought leaders are saying. You can also watch the 25 webinar
September 14, 2020
Really? Social Statistics in the Throne Speech?
By Peter Hicks
The “new normal” can lead to a better quality of life for Canadians The new session of Parliament provides an opportunity to make major gains in the effectiveness of social policies by greatly strengthening the evidence on which those policies are base
September 14, 2020
Dignity – The Ultimate Human Right
By Carolyn Inch
Why is it taking so long for society to apply the concept of dignity to dying? I ask this question as I recall the fate of my mother, a proud and feisty woman who lingered with us far longer than she would have wanted. She often remarked to her farmer
September 4, 2020
Re-Imagining Canada: Throne Speech Ideas (Cardozo)
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Reimagining Canada: ideas for a bold throne speech By ANDREW CARDOZO Hill Times AUGUST 20, 2020 Pharmacare, climate change, housing—there are plenty of problems and solutions awaiting a Liberal government that has signalled it wants to think big as it
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