How the Canadian Job Market Made A Comeback After COVID-19
Following the outbreak of COVID-19, Canada’s unemployment rate first jumped to the highest it had been in more than two decades. In just two years, it dropped to almost the lowest it has ever been. As...
View ArticleThe Regina Equity Project: How Citizens are Fighting Poverty
According to the First Report of the National Advisory Council on Poverty, published in 2020, 3.98 million Canadians were living under the poverty line, which corresponds to 11% of the whole...
View ArticleMore Attention Needed for Homeless Indigenous People in Montreal
The state of Indigenous homelessness in Montreal is alarming. The Homeless Hub Canada reported that in 2018, there were more than 3,000 homeless individuals, a figure that has risen drastically since...
View ArticleIndigenous Fishing Rights in Canada
According to Statistics Canada, a 2021 census revealed that 1.8 million Indigenous people reside in Canada, equating to 5% of the overall population. The Mi’kmaq are a First Nations tribe, the first...
View ArticleCanada’s Global COVID-19 Response
The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating impacts across the globe, especially impacting the world’s poor and marginalized. Organizations like UNICEF are working tirelessly on COVID-19 response...
View ArticleLDC5 Conference Brings Support for the Least Developed Countries
The fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) took place in Doha, Qatar from March 5 to March 9, 2023. It was an amalgamation of political leaders, the business sector,...
View ArticleFighting Generational Poverty with Trust Funds for Babies
The immensity of the wealth gap in both developing and developed nations is a daunting and cyclical contributor to global poverty. Without an influx of capital, those who have lived in generational...
View ArticleHow the Opioid Epidemic in Canada Links to Poverty
The escalating issue of opioid abuse in Canada encompasses both illicit and medically prescribed opioids. From 2016 to 2022, Canada noted a total of 32,632 fatalities related to opioid use. The...
View ArticleFighting Generational Poverty with Trust Funds for Babies
The immensity of the wealth gap in both developing and developed nations is a daunting and cyclical contributor to global poverty. Without an influx of capital, those who have lived in generational...
View ArticleThe Labor Exploitation of Immigrant Workers in Canada
Every year, Canada welcomes hundreds of thousands of immigrants. Between January and March 2023, Canada welcomed more than 145,330 permanent residents. As more immigrants arrive in the country, Canada...
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