A safe and equitable return to school: Can Ontario pass the test?
In the coming weeks Ontario’s children will return to school, after several months of distance learning capped off the regular…
Pharmacare: essential to our health and economy
The COVID-19 crisis has resulted in unprecedented job and benefits loss for workers, and its full effect on the economy…
Housing and health: the two go together
Many factors contribute to keeping Canadians healthy. Just as crucial as access to healthcare, social supports and good working conditions,…
Crowded housing and COVID-19: Impacts and solutions
The evidence in Toronto is clear: overcrowded housing is associated with increased COVID-19 infection rate. When people have insufficient space…
Comparative lives lost analysis: A lens on the adequacy of our COVID-19 response
The first wave COVID-19 effort from Government, health, charities, businesses and our population has been extra-ordinary. But with over 8500…
The new normal: Moving from surviving to thriving
COVID-19 has changed everything. But COVID-19 has changed nothing. It has shown us that the old normal was not working…
Protecting public transit to protect public health
While many Torontonians are working from home to help fight the spread of COVID-19, essential workers are helping by going…
Staying (dis)connected? Toronto’s digital divides under COVID-19
From Zoom meetings and Google Classroom lectures, to around-the-clock news updates, COVID-19 has forced Torontonians to rely on digital technologies…
A new normal
I am told that we are preparing to slowly get back to normal. That fills me with dread. I remember…
Supporting support workers: PSWs need increased protections during COVID-19
Across the province, personal support workers (PSWs) have been walking out on their jobs because of unsafe working conditions created…
COVID-19: Remembering the forgotten
The Federal Government has released at least 20 different measures to support individuals through the impacts of COVID-19 and the…
Who’s missing out? COVID-19 Supports and Benefits Rapid Analysis
Wellesley Institute conducted a rapid analysis on the accessibility of recently announced COVID-19 income support programs and benefits. These included…