Think Upstream is joining forces with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
You know the saying there is strength in numbers? That’s part of the motivation behind our exciting announcement: Think Upstream has...
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Let’s talk mental health and Millennials
As a Millennial in university dealing with the pressure of academic deadlines, I’m especially curious about how the social environment...
The conversation I’d like us to have on Bell Let’s Talk day
Let's talk about inequality and its impact on mental wellbeing Trish Hennessy This week our social media feeds will light up with Bell...
Plan B: democratizing the economy
Doing laundry: Necessary evil or future economy? Listen to the podcast here. Trish Hennessy The thing about doing laundry is that it’s...
The importance of the young voter: IMO, YOLO
As the upcoming federal election nears, it is important to get out and allow your voice to be heard, especially if you are a young adult...
Populism in Canada: can we talk?
How do we reach across differences to cut through polarizing politics? It's essential for well-functioning societies. Listen to the...
Our health should be an election issue
To the extent health is an issue in the federal election, it will be about health care, as usual. Now I am not saying health care is an...
National Indigenous Peoples Day
Tomorrow is National Indigenous Peoples Day! On June 21st we celebrate and honour the heritage, culture, strength and resilience, and...
Public health offers potent climate solutions
The spectre of climate change-fueled disasters looms large over the coming federal election, yet the health equity promise of a Green New...
Time to shift the bell curve toward health
Life is lived on a bell curve. Many attributes of a population— height, for example—are distributed on a bell-shaped curve, with the...
Public health beyond the anthropocene
We need to give up thinking about nature and society as distinct entities and look to eco-social determinants of health if we want to...
The quest for universal pharmacare
Canada’s federal government seems poised to prop up the status quo instead of going upstream Alex Paterson It looks like the snake oil...
The opioid crisis and mental suffering
Let’s get to the heart of the matter Alex Paterson Hey Upstream community, today on Bell Let's Talk Day I’m launching a new monthly blog...
2019: Trends to watch this year
Here at Think Upstream, we’re promoting ideas aimed at rethinking our traditional approach to public policy in Canada. We’re looking at...
Food security and your health
Did you get enough to eat today? More than four million Canadians didn't. Jared Knoll Reliable access to decent, nutritious food is...
Solving Canada’s housing affordability crisis
Making the link between house ownership and public pensions is key to a way forward. Alex Paterson Last week I attended the inaugural...
Basic income cancellation impacts on Ontario
The study tried to resolve questions of best practice. The answer is now, “we won’t know” Laura Cattari Money, or the loss of it, has an...
Poverty Costs
Poverty is a disease that is much cheaper to cure than to treat. Listen to the podcast here.
Think upstream on pesticides
The wider environment is critical to human health. What are we putting into it? Tanya Dahms Downstream thinking has led to the wide-scale...
Too little too late: Lisa's story
The evidence shows us undeniably that poverty and inequality are quite literally killing us. But it's the human stories between the data...