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Blog: Current Status Unknown: Albertan Supervised Consumption Sites in 2021

by Web Administrator | May 3, 2021 | Blog: Miscellaneous, Blog: Poverty

Blog: Poverty in Canada: A Progress Report

by Research Services and Capacity Building Coordinator | April 19, 2021 | Blog: Poverty

Blog: Poverty in Canada: A Progress Report February 18, 2020 Introduction One in nine Canadians lives in poverty—or 11% of the overall population. That’s according to the latest (and first) report from the National Advisory Council on Poverty. The good news is...

Blog: Low Income Single Adults: How stereotypes can make us forget people

by Sydney Sheloff | March 29, 2021 | Blog: Poverty

Blog: Low Income Single Adults: How stereotypes can make us forget people March 29, 2021 Introduction Recent attention has been given to low-income single adults, describing them as the “forgotten poor.” More people are living as singles—as a share of the population,...

Blog: Responding to Edmonton Seniors’ Needs During a Pandemic

by Brett Lambert | February 19, 2021 | Blog: Miscellaneous, Blog: Poverty, Social Issues: Seniors

Blog: Responding to Edmonton Seniors’ Needs During a Pandemic February 19, 2021 When the first known case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Canada a little over a year ago, not a lot was known about the virus. By the time a global pandemic was declared in March 2020,...

Blog: Is the COVID-19 Pandemic Exacerbating Gendered Divisions of Labour?

by Sydney Sheloff | February 8, 2021 | Blog: Poverty

Blog: Is the COVID-19 Pandemic Exacerbating Gendered Divisions of Labour? February 19, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionally negative effect on Canadian women. At the start of the pandemic, women were more likely to lose jobs, and those who continued...

Blog: Loneliness and Substance Use During COVID-19

by Web Administrator | February 1, 2021 | Blog: Poverty

Blog: Loneliness and Substance Use During COVID-19 February 1, 2021 Blog post by Aastha Tripathi, practicum student The rapid emergence of COVID-19 and national efforts to minimize its spread have severely disrupted the lives of Canadians. To contain the spread of...
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