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A new normal for ending homelessness: Collective action towards adequate support

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…and reverse the expected rise in homelessness. A new normal: Ending homelessness A new normal should build on the momentum of housing protections that were introduced in response to the pandemic and push further and faster towards ending homelessness. A new normal in which homelessness is rare, brief, and non-recurring…

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A new normal for seniors’ care: A focus on diversity and health equity

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Asian nurse taking care of mature male patient sitting on wheelchair in hospital. Young woman and old man wearing surgical face mask for protection of covid 19 pandemic. Girl smile to elderly man.

…off from families during the pandemic left LTC residents, especially those whose mother tongue is not English, more isolated without the support of their family members to bridge the language gap. A new normal for seniors’ care Existing research and decades-old advocacy for better seniors’ care demands a call for…

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A new normal for health coverage

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…and health outcomes, every government’s COVID-19 recovery plans requires new commitments to address the gap in medicare. A new normal should ensure barrier-free access to a wide range of necessary health services, covering mental health supports, pharmacare, dental care and other services. Access should be given to everyone in Canada,…

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A new normal for child care in Canada: Accessible, affordable, universal

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…the current child care system by reducing quality. A new normal for child care Supporting all Canadian families in a post-COVID society demands a new normal – a national child care plan, covered, coordinated, and with standards, from the federal government. It should ensure that all children have barrier-free access…

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The new normal: moving from surviving to thriving

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…creating new vulnerable populations through our economic, employment and social assistance policies. It has shown us that there is an urgent need to rethink our social infrastructure and create one that helps us become more resilient. Many have amplified the Wellesley Institutes’ call for a new normal. Including calls for…

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A new normal for taxation in Canada: Tipping the scales on wealth tax

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…little about the experiences of the rich beyond depictions of the pandemic as a struggle for everyone. One exception was a report released in September by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives which found that Canada’s 20 richest billionaires had amassed $37 billion in wealth since the beginning of the…

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Acknowledgement of Traditional Land

We wish to acknowledge this land on which the Wellesley Institute operates. For thousands of years, it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land.

Revised by the Ceremonial Committee at the University of Toronto Office of Indigenous Initiatives in April 2021.