The differences between Canada and the U.S. remain significant
2022年12月20日 · This is another case where a majority of the supporters of each of the main political parties agrees in Canada, but not in the United States. When it comes to promoting racial equality, the gap between Canadian Conservatives and U.S. Republicans is as large as that between Conservatives and Liberals in Canada.
What are the rights and responsibilities of healthcare providers in …
2020年4月1日 · Thousands of healthcare providers around the world are working tirelessly on the frontlines of the COVID-19 crisis. They are being called upon to care for infected patients, to work outside their usual specialties, and to make difficult decisions about patient care. Many are placing their health and their lives at risk to combat this pandemic.
Why the Supreme Court should leave Bill 21 alone - Policy Options
2021年8月26日 · Provinces were very concerned with the idea of federally appointed justices overturning their legislation and with the possibility of six judges from English Canada overturning laws passed by the Quebec National Assembly, or the risk of six judges from Central Canada overturning laws passed in the eight smaller provinces.
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Our commitment to readers - Policy Options
Policy Options is the digital magazine of the Institute for Research on Public Policy. Every day, somewhere in this country, a public administrator, politician, corporate executive, NGO leader or researcher is asking a colleague the question: What are the policy options? They’re studying the challenges that face Canadians, whether those challenges be longstanding or brand […]
The troubling rise of income and wealth inequality - Policy Options
2024年7月18日 · Gillian Petit is a research associate at the University of Calgary.She holds a PhD from the University of Calgary and a JD from Queen’s University. Her work in applied economics and public policy focuses on the design and implementation of income and social supports, spanning tax policy, municipal policy, poverty policy and access to justice.
Redesigning Canada’s social safety net for the post-pandemic …
2021年8月10日 · The economic disruptions of the pandemic showed the shortcomings in Canada’s out-of-date social safety net. Issues like the inability of the Employment Insurance (EI) program to process a large number of claims in a short period of time, self-employed or gig-workers’ lack of EI eligibility and the absence of sufficient job-protected leave, sent federal and provincial policy-makers ...
The evolving craft of political advertising - Policy Options
2020年7月17日 · Worldwide, political advertising is a mainstay in voter outreach by political parties and candidates during elections. In Canada, federal political parties’ advertising activities during general elections have intensified and diversified greatly over the last decade.
Electoral Reform: A Policy Options Special Feature
2016年12月12日 · The parliamentary session is winding down, but the Canadian debate over electoral reform is just revving up. The Liberal government has said it would like MPs to hold town hall meetings in all 338 ridings this summer, in order to get feedback from Canadians on how to improve our voting system.
Moving toward effective anti-racist policy analysis - Policy Options
2021年12月1日 · We know these policy outcomes stem from centuries of racialization and racial discrimination that have become institutionalized in Canadian policy systems – these policy systems have routinely prioritized the interests and well-being of groups placed at the top of racial hierarchies, while minimizing the interests and well-being of groups that are racialized.