Beyond GDP: Rethinking Developmental Indicators During COVID-19
Due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, much of the world’s population has been forced or at least advised to live in isolation from their communities. Many are looking for More
Defying the Lockdown: Popular Unrest in Ukraine
Ukraine is a country at war on multiple fronts. This past month marked six years since Russia’s annexation of the Crimean peninsula, which was formalized on 18 March, 2014. The More
Liberal COVID-19 Policy Package: Is it on Target?
Governments around the world have been scrambling to develop effective policy packages that will help their citizens through the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. In Canada, most non-essential businesses are having to More
Canada’s Emergency Response Benefit: Is $107 Billion Enough?
On March 24th, Parliament reconvened to negotiate an aid package to help Canadians struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic. To follow social distancing recommendations, the MPs agreed that just 32 out More
Seeking Welfare: Who Gets to be Well During a Pandemic?
Last week, a video of Hollywood celebrities singing “Imagine” by John Lennon went viral, but not in the way that it likely was intended to be. Many middle-class and working-class More
Opinion: Distance Learning and the Truth About the Digital Divide
As thousands of schools and universities close worldwide and move to online teaching, the gulf between those who have access to the Internet, and those who do not, is becoming More
COVID-19: Policy Implications for the Climate Crisis
Governments often opt for different strategies in their efforts to mitigate similar issues. COVID-19, the virus causing the worst public health crisis in several decades, has forced governments to take More
How Canada is Enforcing COVID-19 Restrictions
As COVID-19 cases increase around the world, Canada is contemplating stricter measures to enforce new regulations on social distancing and quarantining. In one of his latest addresses on the coronavirus, More
Northern Vulnerabilities: How Canada’s Territories are Responding to COVID-19
On March 11th, the World Health Organization officially characterized the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, as a global pandemic. Since then, both federal and provincial governments have announced significant measures to More
The Cross-Strait Relationship in the Time of COVID-19
Although many expected the cross-Taiwan-strait relationship to worsen after the recent election in Taiwan, many were still surprised at how quickly it deteriorated due to the recent interactions between Beijing More