Canada’s National Housing Strategy – The Basic Facts
The National Housing Strategy is the most keenly awaited housing news in years. It sets out goals and puts details…
Poverty vs. Participation: Thriving in the City Framework
Recently, reports of a surge in food bank use has renewed concerns about poverty and affordability in the city. The…
Rethinking the definition of institutional racism
After 18-year-old Stephen Lawrence was killed by racist thugs while waiting for a bus in South London in 1993, no…
The Changing Workplaces Review – Response to the Final Report
Our experiences with employment and in the workplace have a profound effect on all aspects of our lives, including our…
Transit can lead the way for an accessible Toronto
An accessible TTC is about more than just fairness, it’s about our health and we have an opportunity to improve…
Moving Towards a “We” Society
The world was more equal 200 years ago than it is now. Data from the World Bank and the United…
Increasing awareness that suicide is preventable, linking people to care
When trying to decrease suicide most countries focus on identifying high risk groups and developing targeted approaches. Within a country…
The affect of social change on suicide rates could be solved upstream
A man standing on the banks of a river sees a child in the water crying for help. He takes…
15 ideas for decreasing the impact of racism on health
You’ve read the 15 ideas collected here (and if you haven’t yet, please do) – now what are some of your ideas…
Racism, Health & What You Can Do About It
One of the main uses of history is to help us do better in the future. For my black history…