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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.

9 May 22

CERB is done, and it’s not coming back. Staring down the barrel of a recession gun, how are we going to fix this?

In the 1990s, EI was deliberately gutted by four rounds of “reform.” It took a pandemic to show us why we urgently need to reverse those changes.

26 Oct 21

Reforming EI for the 21st Century

This memorandum was sent to select Cabinet Ministers, the Prime Minister's Office, and the Privy Council Office on October 26, 2021. It details urgent reforms needed to Canada's employment insurance system with regards to access and eligibility, benefit levels, benefit durations, and financing by the federal government.

4 Dec 20

Media Round-Up: November 28 to December 4

A weekly round-up of insight and analysis in the media from Atkinson Fellow on the Future of Workers, Armine Yalnizyan.

23 Oct 20

Media Round-Up: October 17 to October 23

A weekly round-up of insight and analysis in the media from Atkinson Fellow on the Future of Workers, Armine Yalnizyan.

2 Oct 20

Media Round-Up: September 26 to October 2

A weekly round-up of insight and analysis in the media from Atkinson Fellow on the Future of Workers, Armine Yalnizyan.

8 Sep 20

Maximizing Potential

This memorandum was sent to select cabinet ministers, the Prime Minister's Office, and the Privy Council Office on Friday September 5, 2020. It offered a framework for recovery from the COVID-19 economic crisis on three pillars.

22 Jul 20

Protecting Workers and the Economy

This memo was sent to the Prime Minister’s Office, the Privy Council Office, and Employment and Social Development Canada on Friday July 17, 2020. It laid out three principles for anchoring necessary reforms to Canada's Employment Insurance system.

17 Jul 20

Media Round-Up: July 11 to July 17

A weekly round-up of insight and analysis in the media from Atkinson Fellow on the Future of Workers, Armine Yalnizyan.

19 Jun 20

Media Round-Up: June 13 to June 19

A weekly round-up of insight and analysis in the media from Atkinson Fellow on the Future of Workers, Armine Yalnizyan.