Fellowship Archive - Atkinson Foundation

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

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.

6 Feb 23

Why monetary policy for the 2020s must be pro-worker

Rate hikes are not driving inflation down effectively, but they are costing workers jobs and suppressing wage growth.

9 Jan 23

Wage growth and inflation: A case for improving workers’ lives

Right now the worry for many workers is that wages are not keeping up with inflation. Ironically, the other worry is that wages will keep up with inflation.

19 Dec 22

The Bank of Canada says ‘The Plan’ always works. History says otherwise

What’s certain is The Plan — raising interest rates to halt inflation — is still The Plan. And The Plan doesn’t always work.