INSIDER'S GUIDE 2020
COVID-19: economic impacts and prospects
There are some potential game changers for outcomes—a vaccine; and a resurgence in international leadership and cooperation. Closer to home, we need a Canadian economic recovery plan that will boost confidence in the future with strategic and measured investments in long-term challenges and adjustment support for Canadians and businesses left behind by the coronavirus.
Insider's Guide Fall 2020
Advice for political staffers: whatever desk you’re in, treat it like YOU.inc
Remember there’s no job security. The next election is always around the corner. Enjoy every moment. In the end, it's not the desk you held, but how you held it.
Some advice for party leaders in much-anticipated fall session
The return of Parliament will likely provide us brief moments of escape from our pandemic prison. Unfortunately, though the virus’ outbreak will continue to dominate everything, from politics to our personal well-being, for the foreseeable future.
Why a robust health data infrastructure is so important
Unfortunately, in Canada as elsewhere, the state of electronic health records varies widely. Electronic records are heavily skewed towards those who are sick, and therefore lack the necessary coverage of all residents. A government commitment to...
A green and just recovery would benefit all Canadians
Canada, with its own sovereign currency, can create billions in new money simply by selling bonds to its central bank, something the government has been doing at the rate of $5-billion/week since March. As long as...
INSIDER'S GUIDE 2020
Rethinking criminal accusation
Perhaps the time is ripe to rethink justice resourcing for the longer term, channelling some coffers away from retributive instruments and into programs seeking to change social relations that persistently yield destructive effects.
