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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.

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?

12 Sep 22

‘Nobody wants to work anymore’ and other falsehoods on Labour Day

One hundred and fifty years ago, Canada led the way. Perhaps we can again.

16 Aug 22

Provinces need to have a plan for health care funding — or they shouldn’t get the money

Provinces want $28 billion more from the feds for health care. Before they get a penny, they should detail how they’ll use the infusion to buy change.

20 Jun 22

‘Laura’s’ story of what’s happening in nursing is a warning to us all

Burned-out nurses are quitting and turning to temp agencies — setting their hours, choosing assignments, earning far more — and sounding the alarm.

1 Apr 22

How we grow the Care Economy matters

This statement was presented by the Atkinson Fellow on the Future of Workers Armine Yalnizyan to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.

14 Mar 22

Two years into the pandemic, here’s why Ontario behind on the progress the rest of the country has made

An as-yet unsigned child-care deal; the ongoing she-cession; labour shortages; gig work; record inflation. It’s been a tumultuous two years. Where will we go from here?

28 Feb 22

Why you’ll help foot the bill for billions lost due to Ottawa protests — whatever your views

The so-called ‘working-class protest’ in Ottawa hurt the working class the most, and we’re all going to pick up the tab for the damage done.

17 Jan 22

How has the pandemic affected male workers? More of them are working, but there’s a problem

What’s happening to men in the labour force may trigger a reckoning about how we value our paid and unpaid work.

2 Jan 22

What football tells us about the future of workers

There’s a labour crisis in the care sector, and it’s a gendered crisis. And nobody’s talking about it.