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The spending power under the Trudeau government: More directive and top-down

June 7, 2023

A study from the Centre of Excellence on the Canadian Federation describes how the use of this practice, known as “the spending power,” has changed.

Canada must advance a national framework for meeting our vital international human rights obligations

May 17, 2023

Montreal – While Canada has long had a stellar reputation internationally for protecting human rights, our domestic track record is more dismal than that reputation would suggest. Time and again, decision-makers have failed to implement United Nations human rights...

Inequality and Settler Colonialism

May 10, 2023

It is impossible to think about inequality in Canada without an understanding of Canada’s settler colonial reality. Public conversations about settler colonialism and the inequalities it imposes on Indigenous Peoples have changed over the last decade thanks to the...

Inequality and Disability Justice

May 3, 2023

Various orders of government and institutions like universities develop policies for disabled people. How often are disabled people brought into the process of policymaking? In this episode of In/Equality, host Debra Thompson speaks with Michael Orsini, a Professor of...

Inequality and Child Care

April 26, 2023

Childcare has been entering and exiting the Canadian political agenda since the Royal Commission on the Status of Women in 1970. Now, Canada is entering a new period on child-care policy. In this episode of In/Equality, host Debra Thompson...

If not a basic income, then what?

April 25, 2023

New IRPP book provides a roadmap for fixing the shortcomings in Canada’s social safety net Montreal — For decades, Canadian governments have tried to tackle poverty, unemployment, precarious work and unaffordable housing using numerous programs and policies, yet significant...

Inequality and Homelessness

April 19, 2023

Canada has seen major changes in social housing policy since the 1990s. How has this shift impacted homelessness? In this episode of In/Equality, host Debra Thompson speaks with Alison Smith, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of...

Inequality and Redistribution

April 12, 2023

Economic inequality in Canada and other developed countries has been rising since the 1980s. Along with this trend, Canada has seen a withering of redistributive policies and major changes in the way we talk about poverty. In this episode...

Inequality and Criminal Justice

April 5, 2023

Black Canadians are more likely to be targeted by police for stop and search, and more likely to be incarcerated. In this episode of In/Equality, host Debra Thompson speaks with Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University...

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