Fellowship Archive - Atkinson Foundation

1 Jun 24

Walking with Giants: How Economic Thought and Policy Evolves

This lecture was delivered by Armine Yalnizyan, recipient of the 2023 Galbraith Prize in Economics, on Friday, May 31, 2024 at Toronto Metropolitan University. The prize was presented by the Progressive Economics Forum and delivered at the annual meeting of the Canadian Economics Association.

11 Oct 23

Canada’s Temporary and Migrant Labour Force

On October 4, 2023, the Atkinson Fellow on the Future of Workers, Armine Yalnizyan, appeared before The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology on the topic of Canada's Temporary and Migrant Labour Force.

23 May 23

Progress vs 2023: A Guide to the Flight Ahead

This lecture was delivered by Armine Yalnizyan, recipient of the 2023 Ellen Meikins Wood Lecture, on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at Toronto Metropolitan University. The prize was presented by the Broadbent Institute.

17 Apr 23

Regularizing undocumented workers would benefit us all

The enormous economic benefits are obvious. So why is Canada dragging its heels on regularizing undocumented workers?

5 Apr 23

Federal budget a swing and a miss

Sadly, Budget 2023 failed to read the room and certainly missed most of the women in the room — unexpected from one of the most feminist governments Canada has ever had.

28 Mar 23

An Ontario doctor’s wait-list database is saving patient lives

While it hasn’t added supply to the system, it has made the supply visible, shortening wait times for patients lucky enough to know what their options are.

13 Mar 23

How much progress have women made in the workplace? 46 facts to mark 46 years of International Women’s Day

Women are more likely to be cashiers, but less likely to be CEOs than guys named Mark. We’ve come so far — but still have a long way to go.

27 Feb 23

Affordability — not inflation — is the biggest crisis Canada’s economy faces today

Five fiscal approaches could lower costs, tackle long-term affordability, and create more economic resilience.

21 Feb 23

In health care it is not privatization to fear, it’s profitization

We are told to welcome, not fear, more for-profit care; that more care is the cure for what ails us. This claim is neither new nor true.

13 Feb 23

Why isn’t Canada using centralized health care wait-lists?

We’ve got the tools to fix health care problems. What we’re missing is the political will.