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The puzzling persistence of racial inequality in Canada

The puzzling persistence of racial inequality in Canada

August 10, 2022

In June 2022, we organized a special lecture at the McCord Museum in Montreal. This is a recording of the lecture Queen’s University Professor Emeritus Keith Banting and McGill University Professor Debra Thompson delivered. They explore why Canada’s robust...

Canada’s Federal Budget 2022

Canada’s Federal Budget 2022

May 6, 2022

The federal government tabled the 2022 budget on April 7. Coming in the third year of the pandemic, hot off the Liberal-NDP agreement, and the escalating Russian invasion of Ukraine, the federal budget responds both to immediate needs and...

The federation in 2022

The federation in 2022

January 26, 2022

 Over the past few years, the need for governments to work with one another has been ramping up. Canada is facing a long and unpredictable pandemic, a changing economy and high expectations from Canadians. 2022 is upon us,...

Overhauling Canada’s sickness and caregiving leave regime

Overhauling Canada’s sickness and caregiving leave regime

Eric M. Tucker and Leah F. Vosko | October 18, 2021

Eric Tucker and Leah Vosko examine international norms in comparable economies for sickness and caregiving leaves.

Making EI work for workers

Making EI work for workers

Colin Busby, Stéphanie Lluis and Brian P. McCall | June 23, 2021

COVID-19 has shaken the Canadian labour market to its core, and it has revealed that our Employment Insurance system is not well equipped to handle a major disruption to the economy. In the first half of 2020, roughly 2.4...

Publicly funded skills training that works

Publicly funded skills training that works

Karen Myers, Simon Harding and Kelly Pasolli | May 26, 2021

We speak with Kelly Pasolli about what Canadian governments need to do to successfully retrain under- or unemployed workers for the post-pandemic future.

The next generation of Indigenous self-government in Yukon

The next generation of Indigenous self-government in Yukon

March 26, 2021

Indigenous treaties are enormously significant for both First Nations groups and Canada. These treaties are constitutionally recognized agreements that lay out the relationship between Indigenous Peoples and Canada, where Yukon is a leader in treaty-making. Out of the 14 Indigenous groups that...

Mapping Canada’s training ecosystem

Mapping Canada’s training ecosystem

Tony Bonen and Matthias Oschinski | February 3, 2021

On the podcast, Tony Bonen and Matthias Oschinski argue Canada needs a system linking training opportunities to skills and jobs.

COVID-19 and Canadian federalism

COVID-19 and Canadian federalism

November 25, 2020

COVID-19 has tested Canada’s intergovernmental system. With the stakes as high as they are, it’s crucial that all levels of government continue to meet, communicate, and try to work together. To make that process a little easier, this week’s...

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