Getting the Insight Out
On September 15th, Statistics Canada reported that Canada’s inflation rate hit 4.1% in August 2021. This rate represents the highest year-over-year increase in Canada since 2003. Not only does Canada’s high inflation rate signal More
Canada’s budget deficit for the 2020-2021 fiscal year was $354.2 billion, pushing Canada’s debt past the $1 trillion mark – it now sits at $1.1 trillion. Considering this large contribution More
El Salvador, an Internal Struggle In recent years, the Central American republic of El Salvador has dominated the news for two things: migration and violence. For the last couple of More
The intensification of intimate partner violence (IPV), especially domestic violence, is an often-overlooked consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the beginning of the pandemic, individuals’ restricted movement, social isolation and More
Systemic racism continues to impact Indigenous Peoples as they attempt to access what, for most Canadians, is a fundamental right: health care. This is even more true during a pandemic. More
The economic blow of COVID-19 to Indonesia has pushed the government to adopt a series of policies aimed at strengthening the economy. However, its latest endeavours to revitalize the domestic More
Central to the concept of democratic governance is the idea that the policies of the prevailing administration are legitimized only through obtaining some form of consent from the state’s citizens. More
From success stories in New Zealand to misinformation catastrophes in the United States, the COVID-19 pandemic has put governments worldwide to the test. Facing conundrums on how to best limit More
As we begin to enter a world of immunity against COVID-19, Québec Solidaire, a left-leaning opposition party in Quebec’s legislature, has been diligently working on solutions that would ensure a More
COVID-19 With COVID-19 cases and deaths still at record highs in many countries, Japan is preparing to host the Olympics, set to begin July 23, 2021. Originally scheduled to begin More