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Quebec’s attempt to unilaterally amend the Canadian Constitution won’t fly. The courts are unlikely to allow Quebec’s Bill 96 to make unilateral changes to the Constitution around provincial language rights and nationhood. by Emmett Macfarlane May 14, 2021.

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WEBINAR — A ROADMAP TO LONG-TERM CARE REFORM IN CANADA Our guests were André Picard, Samir Sinha, and Tamara Daly, and the event was moderated by IRPP VP Research France St-Hilaire. This was the first of a series of IRPP webinars examining policy options and priorities for Canada’s governments to keep long-term care reform

near the

WEBINAR — A ROADMAP TO LONG-TERM CARE REFORM IN QUEBEC Despite numerous reports in Quebec over the past 20 years calling for major reforms to long-term care, the government has yet to take serious action. Will public outrage at the systemic failures exposed by the pandemic be a catalyst for meaningful change? What should be the top policy priorities to kick-start fundamental reform and show WHAT CANADA NEEDS TO CONSIDER IN ITS PLAN FOR VACCINATION What Canada needs to consider in its plan for vaccination certificates. Commitment to updated data is essential along with support for COVAX, and if used for international travel, certificates must have a sunset clause. by Françoise Baylis, Natalie Kofler May 7, 2021. In late April, European Union member states agreed on the

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ACTION IS NEEDED TO SUPPORT ONTARIO FARMERS Action is needed to support Ontario farmers. COVID accelerated existing problems and exposed new ones for the agri-food sector – from labour shortages to the shift to online sales. Help is needed for this important economic driver. by Catrina Kronfli, Daniel Safayeni May 3, 2021. For most Canadians, thinking back to March 2020 conjures

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BILATERAL HEALTH AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE FEDERAL AND Health care: bilateral agreements could encourage innovation, enhance performance. Montreal – Properly designed bilateral health transfer agreements between Ottawa and the provinces could encourage innovation and enhance overall performance in the Canadian health system, says a new paper from the Institute for Research on Public Policy.. In addition to the Canada Health Transfer (the

JENNIFER DITCHBURN

Jennifer Ditchburn. Jennifer is the President and CEO of the IRPP. She is a not-for-profit sector executive and seasoned communicator with 25 years of experience working to make complex public policy issues and politics better understood by Canadians. From 2016 to 2021, she was the Editor-in-Chief of the IRPP’s influential digital magazine A LACK OF VACCINES IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH WORSENS INEQUALITY A lack of vaccines in the global south worsens inequality. Canada is exacerbating inequality by using vaccines meant for developing countries to supplement its supplies. It’s the only G7 country to do this. by Vinod Rajasekaran February 12, 2021. FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA, CHANGES IN MAID LAW OFFER NEW HOPE For people with dementia, changes in MAiD law offer new hope. Changes to Bill C-7 have released people with dementia from a cruel trap by letting them make provisions in advance to end their lives. People with dementia have been caught in a cruel trap under Canada’s medical assistance in dying law (MAiD) – until now. HOME » INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON PUBLIC POLICYRESEARCHEVENTSNEWSPOLICY OPTIONSHOT TOPICSABOUT THE IRPP COVID-19 provincial policies, fiscal relations, Indigenous governance, public opinion on federalism: the Centre of Excellence on the Canadian Federation is the IRPP's new permanent research initiative providing key insights on the Canadian federation. Learn More. May 28, 2021.

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Quebec’s attempt to unilaterally amend the Canadian Constitution won’t fly. The courts are unlikely to allow Quebec’s Bill 96 to make unilateral changes to the Constitution around provincial language rights and nationhood. by Emmett Macfarlane May 14, 2021.

Policy-making.

WEBINAR — A ROADMAP TO LONG-TERM CARE REFORM IN CANADA Our guests were André Picard, Samir Sinha, and Tamara Daly, and the event was moderated by IRPP VP Research France St-Hilaire. This was the first of a series of IRPP webinars examining policy options and priorities for Canada’s governments to keep long-term care reform

near the

WEBINAR — A ROADMAP TO LONG-TERM CARE REFORM IN QUEBEC Despite numerous reports in Quebec over the past 20 years calling for major reforms to long-term care, the government has yet to take serious action. Will public outrage at the systemic failures exposed by the pandemic be a catalyst for meaningful change? What should be the top policy priorities to kick-start fundamental reform and show WHAT CANADA NEEDS TO CONSIDER IN ITS PLAN FOR VACCINATION What Canada needs to consider in its plan for vaccination certificates. Commitment to updated data is essential along with support for COVAX, and if used for international travel, certificates must have a sunset clause. by Françoise Baylis, Natalie Kofler May 7, 2021. In late April, European Union member states agreed on the

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ACTION IS NEEDED TO SUPPORT ONTARIO FARMERS Action is needed to support Ontario farmers. COVID accelerated existing problems and exposed new ones for the agri-food sector – from labour shortages to the shift to online sales. Help is needed for this important economic driver. by Catrina Kronfli, Daniel Safayeni May 3, 2021. For most Canadians, thinking back to March 2020 conjures

images

BILATERAL HEALTH AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE FEDERAL AND Health care: bilateral agreements could encourage innovation, enhance performance. Montreal – Properly designed bilateral health transfer agreements between Ottawa and the provinces could encourage innovation and enhance overall performance in the Canadian health system, says a new paper from the Institute for Research on Public Policy.. In addition to the Canada Health Transfer (the

JENNIFER DITCHBURN

Jennifer Ditchburn. Jennifer is the President and CEO of the IRPP. She is a not-for-profit sector executive and seasoned communicator with 25 years of experience working to make complex public policy issues and politics better understood by Canadians. From 2016 to 2021, she was the Editor-in-Chief of the IRPP’s influential digital magazine A LACK OF VACCINES IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH WORSENS INEQUALITY A lack of vaccines in the global south worsens inequality. Canada is exacerbating inequality by using vaccines meant for developing countries to supplement its supplies. It’s the only G7 country to do this. by Vinod Rajasekaran February 12, 2021. FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA, CHANGES IN MAID LAW OFFER NEW HOPE For people with dementia, changes in MAiD law offer new hope. Changes to Bill C-7 have released people with dementia from a cruel trap by letting them make provisions in advance to end their lives. People with dementia have been caught in a cruel trap under Canada’s medical assistance in dying law (MAiD) – until now. COVID-19 SHOWS US WHY CANADA NEEDS A FEDERAL ALCOHOL ACT COVID-19 shows us why Canada needs a federal alcohol act. Alcohol misuse accounts for 38 per cent of all health care costs. Canadians are drinking more. This is a perfect policy window to implement an act. The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed to us the things we see as essential: vaccines, toilet paper, and booze. WHAT CANADA NEEDS TO CONSIDER IN ITS PLAN FOR VACCINATION What Canada needs to consider in its plan for vaccination certificates. Commitment to updated data is essential along with support for COVAX, and if used for international travel, certificates must have a sunset clause. by Françoise Baylis, Natalie Kofler May 7, 2021. In late April, European Union member states agreed on the

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STEALING “INDIAN” HUMAN RIGHTS IN 2021 23 hours ago · Danielle Hink, left, of the Yunesit'in First Nation, which is part of the Tsilhqot'in National Government, embraces her daughter Cyrah John, 9, as Ann Guichon, of the Tsideldel First Nation, right, holds her son Hayden Abbott, 1, while watching as a convoy of truckers and other vehicles travel past in support of the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc people on June 5, 2021. HERE’S HOW MUNICIPALITIES SHOULD RESPOND TO COVID-19 Here’s how municipalities should respond to COVID-19. Local governments face several constraints, but there are 13 short-run policy actions they can take to keep up essential services and support. by Rob Gillezeau, Lindsay Tedds, Gillian Petit April 23, 2020. As COVID-19 continues to sweep across the globe, governments are

responding with

WEBINAR — A ROADMAP TO LONG-TERM CARE REFORM IN QUEBEC Despite numerous reports in Quebec over the past 20 years calling for major reforms to long-term care, the government has yet to take serious action. Will public outrage at the systemic failures exposed by the pandemic be a catalyst for meaningful change? What should be the top policy priorities to kick-start fundamental reform and show LET’S EMPOWER MUNICIPALITIES, TOO OFTEN THE LITTLE Municipalities have played a central role in Canada’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. They have provided economic relief to residents and businesses, instituted public health measures, delivered vaccines and begun planning for a post-pandemic future. THE RISE OF FINANCIAL LANDLORDS HAS TURNED RENTAL The multi-family apartment rental sector in Canada is being transformed by the rise of “financial landlords” – huge corporate firms that acquire properties as investment products. They include private equity firms, asset managers, publicly listed companies, real estate investment trusts (REITs BUILDING A GREEN BUDGET FOR 2021 AND BEYOND Building a green budget for 2021 and beyond. In the upcoming budget, Canada has a chance to invest to prevent a global ecological crisis. The outcome would be green jobs and economic growth. by Lisa Gue March 8, 2021. In the midst of the worst public health emergency in recent memory — with medical experts predicting a COVID-19 third wave ARE BILL C-10'S EFFORTS TO REGULATE CANADIAN CONTENT AT 1 day ago · C-10’s emphasis on broadcasting is unfit for deeper matters of internet regulation. The bill doesn’t seem to grasp the urgent, wider issues at stake. Canada and the U.S. parted ways on net neutrality when the Trump administration overturned the 2015 Open Internet Order, ending net neutrality in THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF WESTERN ALIENATION The story of western alienation runs parallel to the story of Canada. Both stories have their roots in 1867, when a country was born out of the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. At the time those two provinces were leaders in business and population numbers. But in the western part of the country, a HOME » INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON PUBLIC POLICYRESEARCHEVENTSNEWSPOLICY OPTIONSHOT TOPICSABOUT THE IRPP COVID-19 provincial policies, fiscal relations, Indigenous governance, public opinion on federalism: the Centre of Excellence on the Canadian Federation is the IRPP's new permanent research initiative providing key insights on the Canadian federation.

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The public forum for the public good. Women make less in skilled trades, even in female-dominated fields Statistics show women are missing in the higher-earning trades positions. WEBINAR — A ROADMAP TO LONG-TERM CARE REFORM IN CANADA André Picard is a health reporter and columnist for The Globe and Mail.He is the author of five bestselling books, including Neglected No More: The Urgent Need to Improve the Lives of Canada’s Elders in the Wake of a Pandemic. ACTION IS NEEDED TO SUPPORT ONTARIO FARMERS For most Canadians, thinking back to March 2020 conjures images of panic buying and empty grocery store shelves. However, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic affected the food supply chain and consumers in other, less obvious ways.Lockdowns and restaurant closures during the first wave led to drastic shifts in consumer spending and an excess supply of certain fresh products. REDESIGNING CANADIAN TRADE POLICIES FOR NEW GLOBAL REALITIESCANADIAN IMMIGRATION POLICIESCANADIAN POLICIESCHINA TRADE POLICIESTRADE POLICIES IN THE USTRADE POLICIES PDFUS TRADE POLICIES Editors: Stephen Tapp, Ari Van Assche and Robert Wolfe Thirty one leading academics, government researchers and practitioners from Canada and abroad analyze how changes in global commerce, technology, and economic and geopolitical power are affecting Canada, and what this means for policy. A NEW FEDERAL FRAMEWORK FOR LONG-TERM CARE IN CANADAFEDERAL EMPLOYEE LONG TERM CARE INSURANCEFEDERAL GOVERNMENT LONG TERM CAREFEDERAL LONG TERM PARTNERSTHE FEDERAL LONG TERM CARE INSURANCE PROGRA… In the grim international league tables of total deaths from COVID-19, Canada occupies a middling position. But when we turn to the share of deaths accounted for by residents of long-term care homes, Canada has the unwanted position of leading the list (figure 1).

JENNIFER DITCHBURN

Jennifer is the President and CEO of the IRPP. She is a not-for-profit sector executive and seasoned communicator with 25 years of experience working to make complex public policy issues and politics better understood by Canadians.

COLIN BUSBY

Colin Busby is a research director at the Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP). Before joining the IRPP, he was the associate director of research at the C.D. Howe Institute.

TERENCE HAMILTON

Terence Hamilton (he/him) is a policy specialist at UNICEF Canada and a director at the Canadian Coalition for the Rights of the Child.

GORDON CLEVELAND

Gordon Cleveland. Dr. Gordon Cleveland is emeritus associate professor of economics at the University of Toronto Scarborough, and a member of the Expert Panel on Early Learning and Child Care Data and Research. HOME » INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON PUBLIC POLICYRESEARCHEVENTSNEWSPOLICY OPTIONSHOT TOPICSABOUT THE IRPP COVID-19 provincial policies, fiscal relations, Indigenous governance, public opinion on federalism: the Centre of Excellence on the Canadian Federation is the IRPP's new permanent research initiative providing key insights on the Canadian federation.

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The public forum for the public good. Women make less in skilled trades, even in female-dominated fields Statistics show women are missing in the higher-earning trades positions. WEBINAR — A ROADMAP TO LONG-TERM CARE REFORM IN CANADA André Picard is a health reporter and columnist for The Globe and Mail.He is the author of five bestselling books, including Neglected No More: The Urgent Need to Improve the Lives of Canada’s Elders in the Wake of a Pandemic. ACTION IS NEEDED TO SUPPORT ONTARIO FARMERS For most Canadians, thinking back to March 2020 conjures images of panic buying and empty grocery store shelves. However, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic affected the food supply chain and consumers in other, less obvious ways.Lockdowns and restaurant closures during the first wave led to drastic shifts in consumer spending and an excess supply of certain fresh products. REDESIGNING CANADIAN TRADE POLICIES FOR NEW GLOBAL REALITIESCANADIAN IMMIGRATION POLICIESCANADIAN POLICIESCHINA TRADE POLICIESTRADE POLICIES IN THE USTRADE POLICIES PDFUS TRADE POLICIES Editors: Stephen Tapp, Ari Van Assche and Robert Wolfe Thirty one leading academics, government researchers and practitioners from Canada and abroad analyze how changes in global commerce, technology, and economic and geopolitical power are affecting Canada, and what this means for policy. A NEW FEDERAL FRAMEWORK FOR LONG-TERM CARE IN CANADAFEDERAL EMPLOYEE LONG TERM CARE INSURANCEFEDERAL GOVERNMENT LONG TERM CAREFEDERAL LONG TERM PARTNERSTHE FEDERAL LONG TERM CARE INSURANCE PROGRA… In the grim international league tables of total deaths from COVID-19, Canada occupies a middling position. But when we turn to the share of deaths accounted for by residents of long-term care homes, Canada has the unwanted position of leading the list (figure 1).

JENNIFER DITCHBURN

Jennifer is the President and CEO of the IRPP. She is a not-for-profit sector executive and seasoned communicator with 25 years of experience working to make complex public policy issues and politics better understood by Canadians.

COLIN BUSBY

Colin Busby is a research director at the Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP). Before joining the IRPP, he was the associate director of research at the C.D. Howe Institute.

TERENCE HAMILTON

Terence Hamilton (he/him) is a policy specialist at UNICEF Canada and a director at the Canadian Coalition for the Rights of the Child.

GORDON CLEVELAND

Gordon Cleveland. Dr. Gordon Cleveland is emeritus associate professor of economics at the University of Toronto Scarborough, and a member of the Expert Panel on Early Learning and Child Care Data and Research. COVID-19 SHOWS US WHY CANADA NEEDS A FEDERAL ALCOHOL ACT The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed to us the things we see as essential: vaccines, toilet paper, and booze. When the pandemic first hit rumours spread quickly about the possible closure of liquor stores, which resulted in mass panic and long line ups.Alcohol sales through retail stores spiked during the first wave. According to the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA), one A NEW FEDERAL FRAMEWORK FOR LONG-TERM CARE IN CANADA In the grim international league tables of total deaths from COVID-19, Canada occupies a middling position. But when we turn to the share of deaths accounted for by residents of long-term care homes, Canada has the unwanted position of leading the list (figure 1). ACTION IS NEEDED TO SUPPORT ONTARIO FARMERS For most Canadians, thinking back to March 2020 conjures images of panic buying and empty grocery store shelves. However, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic affected the food supply chain and consumers in other, less obvious ways.Lockdowns and restaurant closures during the first wave led to drastic shifts in consumer spending and an excess supply of certain fresh products. REDESIGNING CANADIAN TRADE POLICIES FOR NEW GLOBAL REALITIES Editors: Stephen Tapp, Ari Van Assche and Robert Wolfe Thirty one leading academics, government researchers and practitioners from Canada and abroad analyze how changes in global commerce, technology, and economic and geopolitical power are affecting Canada, and what this means for policy. INCREASES IN DEMENTIA WILL DRIVE LONG-TERM CARE REFORM Increases in dementia will drive long-term care reform Expect a jump in dementia patients as our population ages. LTC strategies with a

focus on

CANADA’S RIGHT-TO-PRIVACY LAW NEEDS TO BE STRENGTHENED FOR Canada’s right-to-privacy law needs to be strengthened for children The pandemic has forced kids online. But what about their privacy? Consent, the use of data and the “right to be forgotten” should be

legis-lated.

THE IMPORTANCE OF NEW SOCIAL NORMS IN A COVID-19 OUTBREAK To contain the rapid spread of COVID-19, we’ve all been asked to practice social distancing.Its wider social benefits are clear: reduced disease transmission, less stress on the health care system,

and fewer deaths.

CASH-FOR-CARE BENEFITS ARE KEY TO REFORMING LONG-TERM CARE Cash-for-care benefits are key to reforming long-term care system Other countries are much further ahead than Canada in helping older adults age at home, such as offering direct public transfers to PUBLICLY FUNDED SKILLS TRAINING THAT WORKS Retraining workers who have lost their jobs so that they can successfully transition into a new field has been an elusive goal for governments. This is partly because skills retraining is a difficult to sector to navigate for policy-makers, but also because studies have shown mixed results in the benefits and drawbacks of this training, which has shaken the public’s confidence in whether or THE COMPLEXITY OF PROTECTING, INVESTIGATING AND The complexity of protecting, investigating and commemorating mass graves Certain overarching principles ought to be applied in Kamloops for a careful, considerate, culturally appropriate investigation into

the 215 graves.

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