Decent work: A shared vision
The National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health has a new resource on decent work.
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Roaring '20s?
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.
Employee ownership trusts: key to an inclusive economy
"When employees have a chance to participate financially in the growth of their companies, everyone benefits"—Social Capital Partners
A plan to rebuild local economies
As we re-build in the wake of COVID-19, we should create more sustainable and equitable local economies.
More than 1 in 5 Canadian professionals in precarious jobs: report
Despite their high level of education, credentials, skills, and even experience, 22% of Canadian professionals are in precarious jobs....
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...
Plan B: Canada's gig economy
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...
Honk if you’re stuck and stressed
It’s 6:45 am, still dark on this winter morning, but six floors below me on the major thoroughfare which is the street that I live on, a...
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...
Think Upstream Radio: When the big employer ghosts a town - now what?
Oshawa is reeling from GM’s decision to stop auto production there. How does a community bounce back from such a jolt? Trish Hennessy...
Poverty Costs
Poverty is a disease that is much cheaper to cure than to treat. Listen to the podcast here.
Climate adaptation is critical for health, especially if you're poor
Adapting to climate change is a public health crisis—but also an opportunity. Alex Paterson We need to focus on the social determinants...
Overcoming the new precariat: The future of work
After years of relative progress in Canada’s labour market – where unionization helped turn jobs like mining and manufacturing into good, mi
Interview: raise the minimum wage?
There's long been a case for a $15 minimum wage in Canada. Trish Hennessy lays out the arguments in this educational video. The minimum...
The promise of the living wage
What do a chamber of commerce, insurance company, retail outlet, bakery, roofing company, school board, city council, credit unions, and...
Living wages make communities more resilient
Trish Hennessy knows inequality. The founding director of the CCPA's project to examine increasing income inequality in Canada recently...
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