Reading Time: 5 minutes 8 December 2020, 8:50 a.m. (Disponible en français : Inégalités des répercussions en santé de la COVID‑19 : besoin de données sur la race et l’ethnie) For Indigenous peoples, Black Canadians and other racialized groups, race and racism are important… Read More ›
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Long-Term Care Homes in Canada – The Impact of COVID-19
Reading Time: 5 minutes Revised on 22 December 2021, 11:15 a.m. Any substantive changes in this HillNote that have been made since the preceding issue are indicated in bold print. Disponible en français. According to the National Institute on Aging (NIA) at Ryerson University, by… Read More ›
Biannual Update on the Canadian Economy: First and Second Quarters of 2020
Reading Time: 5 minutes (Disponible en français : Bilan semestriel de l’économie canadienne : les premier et deuxième trimestres de 2020) This HillNote highlights key trends of the Canadian economy in the first and second quarters of 2020. Over that period, Canadian real gross… Read More ›
The United Nations at 75: “Imperfect but indispensable”?
Reading Time: 5 minutes (Disponible en français : Les Nations Unies, 75 ans plus tard : « imparfaites, mais indispensables »?) At a 21 September 2020 high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), the United Nations’ (UN’s) member states adopted a declaration… Read More ›
Rebuilding Better: Calls for a Green, Inclusive, Sustainable Economic Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Reading Time: 5 minutes 14 September 2020, 8:55 a.m. (Disponible en français : Reconstruire en mieux : appels en faveur d’une relance économique verte, inclusive et durable après la pandémie de COVID‑19) Since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been numerous… Read More ›
COVID-19 and Humanitarian Crises
Reading Time: 5 minutes 26 August 2020, 10:30 a.m. (Disponible en français : La COVID-19 et les crises humanitaires) At the beginning of 2020, millions of people around the world were already in a state of significant vulnerability as a result of armed conflicts,… Read More ›
Parliamentary Diplomacy During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Reading Time: 4 minutes 14 July 2020, 9:30 a.m. (Disponible en français : La diplomatie parlementaire pendant la pandémie de COVID-19) The COVID-19 pandemic is posing challenges for dialogue and cooperation among the world’s legislators. Nevertheless, Canada’s federal parliamentarians are continuing with their parliamentary… Read More ›
The COVID-19 Pandemic and Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Reading Time: 5 minutes 2 July 2020, 11:45 a.m. (Disponible en français : La pandémie de COVID-19 et les droits des personnes handicapées) The COVID-19 pandemic presents multiple risks to the rights and wellbeing of persons with disabilities. Approximately 6.2 million Canadians over the… Read More ›
The Shape of Things to Come
Reading Time: 3 minutes 2 July 2020, 8:30 a.m. (Disponible en français : La forme que prendront les choses à l’avenir) The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a rapid global economic contraction. Many forecasters are predicting an economic downturn not seen since the Great Depression…. Read More ›
Impacts of COVID-19 on Employment in Canada by Sector
Reading Time: 6 minutes 25 June 2020, 9:20 a.m. (Disponible en français : Impacts de la COVID-19 sur l’emploi au Canada par secteur d’activité) COVID-19 lockdown restrictions have reduced Canadian economic activity, particularly in certain sectors, as discussed in the HillNote Impacts of COVID-19… Read More ›