By: Sabrina Gilmour In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a disturbing surge in anti-Asian hate crimes and racism in Canada. According to a report by the Chinese Canadian National Council – Toronto Chapter (CCNC),1150 cases of racist attacks were reported across Canada between March 2020 and February 2021. Victims have experienced…
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The Benefits and Risks of Policy Innovation – November 23, 2018
Good morning subscribers! Innovation is a term that gets used a lot within the policy community. It is significant in a wide variety of contexts as it is often associated with economic growth and social well-being. Furthermore, in the context of policy it helps governments to develop more efficient and effective ways of achieving their…
Ford+SPPG Conference: Immigration in a Populist Era
Kelly Rahardja The United States is undergoing a transformation of its immigration policy that could prevent thousands of incoming refugees from gaining entry into the country. As legislative action continues to target refugees at the federal level, the need for state refugee integration and resettlement programs becomes increasingly salient. It was relevant then that this…
Exploring Alternatives to the Universal Basic Income
Andrew Abballe and Jonathan Kates If you’ve been following any discussion of 21st century economic adaptation, you’ve likely come across the term “universal basic income” (UBI). This is the concept that every person in a given jurisdiction will receive a minimum weekly or monthly payment, regardless of how much they work, or any income they…
What the Heck is a Supercluster?: PPGR’S 2017 Budget Brief – March 29, 2017
Good morning subscribers! One week on, the dust may have settled around the Trudeau government’s “Innovation Budget,” but that doesn’t mean the pundits’ takes have cooled off. For the past seven days, we’ve read opinion pieces from Tofino, BC to Truro, NS – 28.4 billion of them – on what’s included, what’s left out, and…
What Budget 2017 means for young Canadians
Natalie Brunet & Caleb Holden Last March, a careful listener might have been able to pick out the collective sigh of Canadian youth as they realized that the Trudeau Government’s first budget – touted as his chance to deliver on the many promises in the Liberal platform directed at 18-24 year olds – had come…
