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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.

11 Oct 22

The new villain? Workers fighting for better wages. Don’t fall for it

Greedy. Lazy. Costing us all. Expect anti-worker rhetoric to grow as we look for someone to blame for the pickle we are in.

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.

25 Jul 22

Where is your ER doctor? Cleaning the rooms; there’s no one else there to do it

Not only is there no plan to fix this ER doctor’s light bulb, reboot his computer system or clean his examination room so he can do his job, there is no plan to fix health care, period.

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.

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.

5 Jul 21

Time is money

What does time have to do with the future of work? In her latest This Minute newsletter, Armine considers who controls this valuable resource at work as we recover from this pandemic.