Saskatoon’s housing crisis is a health emergency

 Recently, a disturbing photo of five people sleeping in a Saskatoon bank lobby became headline news and filled social media feeds. An earlier photo had contrasted the lush yards on the east side of the riverbank with tents in the bushes on the west side. A few days later, homelessness

Why Affordable Housing Should be a Federal Election Issue

 It’s time to make affordable housing an issue in the federal election campaign. Four million people are struggling to find affordable housing in Canada today.  By affordable, I’m using the Canada Mortgage and Housing (CMHC) standard rule of thumb of about 30 percent of income going to housing that is

Three Things We Can Do to End Poverty in Canada

 Poverty degrades our economy, changes the nature of our cities and the cohesion of our society “Time to end poverty in Canada” has been the message from the Salvation Army coming across our TV screens this holiday season. A great idea from an organization that fights poverty every day in

The Unsung Hero of Public Health: A Canadian’s Success in the Global Fight Against Child Malnutrition

 M. G. Venkatesh Mannar is a leader in global health with 35 years of experience in pioneering effective international nutrition and development initiatives focused on the world´s most vulnerable citizens. As president of the Ottawa-based Micronutrient Initiative (MI), Mannar oversees the organization´s mission to develop, implement and monitor cost-effective and

Doing Justice to Social Issues

 What do social justice and educational success have in common? For the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF), the answer is everything. Social justice and the equality in opportunity it brings is the only way to secure a promising future for every Canadian child. Mary-Lou Donnelly, President of the Canadian Teachers’ Federation