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The hidden and not-so-hidden casualty of COVID-19
Since the province has sensibly decided that “professional and social services that support the legal and justice system” are part of the essential services during…
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The coronavirus crisis: Wake-up call for an economic paradigm shift¹
This article was originally posted on National Newswatch
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Ontario needs to spend at least $58 million more a month to fix long-term care staffing crisis: CCPA
TORONTO – As the COVID-19 death toll mounts, the Ontario government must immediately spend at least $58 million more a month on staffing to help…
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COVID-19: How do we make sense of the modelling?
Unfortunately, we don’t have a clear answer to that question right now, and modelling isn’t a crystal ball with the answers inside.
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Mental health, substance use and COVID19: Getting ahead of a perfect storm
What can we expect from the combination of social isolation, sky-high stress, job losses, food and housing insecurity, grief, closures of regular services and supports,…
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Getting a grip on essential medical supplies
A version of this blog was published as an op ed in the Toronto Star. Canadians won a reprieve when the Trump administration and 3M, a…
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Local governments and regional authorities like TransLink have been missing from federal and provincial economic responses to COVID-19. Local governments are facing collapsing revenues, and…
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Social prescribing in the age of COVID-19
On social media—our lifeline during physical isolation—people talk about their lack of productivity, their inability to concentrate, feelings of anxiety and dread.
Ruth Hartnup
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