Canada’s National Housing Strategy – The Basic Facts
…on the broad strokes that were in the March 2017 federal budget, while adding a couple of new pieces. This…
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Election 2022: Income inequality
Wellesley Institute’s New Normal is a vision of a better Canada, Ontario, and Greater Toronto Area where everyone thrives post-pandemic….
Raising Revenue, Raising Health: Health Supporting Revenue Tools for Toronto
There is a growing acknowledgement at City Hall that for a fiscally sustainable Toronto we must begin to look at…
Canada’s National Housing Strategy – Implications for Ontario and the Toronto area
…the Strategy and considered its strengths and soft areas. This one considers its implications for Ontario and the Toronto area….
$10-a-day child care would move GTA families closer to a thriving wage
…A framework for income and health report, which identifies the goods, resources, and services a Greater Toronto Area (GTA) family…
Ending poverty is possible, shows new approach to measuring the problem
“Poverty deficit” shows cost to end poverty in Ontario less than the cost of poverty itself TORONTO – The cost…
Protecting public transit to protect public health
…of Toronto residents rely on public transit to access employment and other important services, and that Toronto’s public transit commuters…
A new normal for taxation in Canada: Tipping the scales on wealth tax
…declined. In June, a report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer, showed that the top one per cent of the population…
The Healthy Torontonian
…top of mind during elections and budget season. But, when we think about health, all too often we lean heavily…
A new normal for seniors’ care: A focus on diversity and health equity
…homes that cater to specific cultural or religious groups have extremely long waitlists across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Worsening…
Mississauga’s mayoral byelection: Our position
…service based on Toronto’s successful model, and modified for Mississauga’s unique community needs. Developing and expanding on programs that address…
The poverty deficit: A new way to improve poverty measurement and policy
…of Ontario’s GDP. The poverty deficit in Toronto in 2023 was $841 million; only 3.91 per cent of the City’s…