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A Quality of Life Strategy for Canada could be very significant for wellbeing and health equity for current and future generations

The federal budget contains important new commitments, such as a robust plan for high quality, affordable ($10 a day) child care.

Many in Canada who lost their job during the pandemic aren't bouncing back. They won’t be partying like it's the Roaring '20s.

In the absence of a domestic supply of COVID-19 vaccine, Canada finds itself a beggar in a global marketplace in which a handful of...

With a world embattled by COVID-19, news of efficacious vaccines bring needed hope—but vaccinations are merely step #1 in the journey to...

2020 is almost behind us now, but the challenges remain. How to reduce the transmission of COVID-19. How to address the health inequities...

The more a bold and transformative climate plan is seen as linked to an ambitious plan to tackle inequality, economic insecurity, poverty...

Mid-September is upon us—but it doesn’t look like previous Septembers. The kids are masked up and education workers are attempting a...

As communities adjust to the realities of the COVID-19 pandemic, a vibrant global discussion is taking place about how cities should...

Despite their high level of education, credentials, skills, and even experience, 22% of Canadian professionals are in precarious jobs....

The impacts of COVID-19 are so profound that even re-emergence won’t look like previous recent shocks to the economic system.

Staying healthy matters most Trish Hennessy As provinces across Canada ease into the re-opening phase of COVID-19, a lot of us are...

Globe and Mail health reporter André Picard joins us on the Plan B podcast to help us understand what’s what this pandemic is revealing...

Life in the age of COVID-19 can feel very inward looking as we hunker down at home, focused on caring for our loved ones. Trish Hennessy...

Emergency rooms: the last line of social safety net defence Trish Hennessy Due to a family health scare, I saw my fair share of emergency...

Health professionals see the downstream effects of public policy decisions—like freezing the minimum wage or failing to build affordable...

Let's talk about inequality and its impact on mental wellbeing Trish Hennessy This week our social media feeds will light up with Bell...

Doing laundry: Necessary evil or future economy? Listen to the podcast here. Trish Hennessy The thing about doing laundry is that it’s...

Here at Think Upstream, we ask the question: what does a healthy city look like? Listen to the podcast here Trish Hennessy Think Upstream...

Precarious work is on the rise in Canada. Listen to the podcast here. Trish Hennessy In the early-1990s, when I was a young newspaper...