About 20 clinics across Canada are specifically helping the so-called long haulers “I haven’t picked this up in 6 months.” Derek Christie slowly strums a few chords on his guitar. The 60-year-old musician from Richmond Hill, Ont., nearly died of COVID-19 twice over the last eight months. But survival was only the beginning of a…
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Introducing the National Anti-Racism Fund
CRRF’s National Anti-Racism Fund: Working together to build a more anti-racist Canada The Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF) seeks to support organizations to combat racism, promote events and education, and build a more anti-racist society. The $3 million National Anti-Racism Fund (the Fund) will be disbursed over two years, which is a valuable contribution to…
Canada doesn’t have the hospital capacity it needs
Politics Insider for Jan. 10: How the U.S. health care system stacks up to Canada’s; Canada is updating its approaches to China and Russia; and Quebec’s liquor store vaccination policy seems to be working CBC’s Alexander Panetta has an interesting deep dive into the differences between health systems in Canada and the United States as both countries struggle to…
Ontario parents won’t be notified of all school outbreaks but data on absentee rates will be available
The Ontario government says parents will only be notified of a potential COVID-19 outbreak when approximately 30 per cent of staff and students in the school are absent but data on absentee rates will be available to the public before that threshold is met. Students in Ontario will return to in-person classes on Jan. 17…
Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation is Hiring
Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation is seeking a motivated and committed senior research professional with management experience and strong research and strategic thinking skills. Reporting to the Executive Director, the successful candidate will lead CERA’s research and knowledge mobilization efforts in support of our comprehensive approach to advancing the right to housing through policy…
Job Posting: Social Media Coordinator (Part-Time)
CCNC-SJ is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from people of all gender identities and expressions, persons with disabilities, Indigenous peoples and visible minorities. If you are someone with disabilities in need of accommodations for any part of the application and hiring process, please let us know in your introduction. Any personal information provided…
Time to raise the price for those who still won’t get vaxxed
‘The responsible majority of citizens are fed up to their locked-down ears with the anti-vax tail wagging the dog.’ Reason hasn’t worked. Statistics haven’t worked. Pleading, begging, scolding and shaming haven’t worked. Those refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 are doing great harm to the majority of responsible citizens, to Canada’s health-care system, to the…
Migrants Sustain Our Communities
The Omicron strain of COVID-19 is sweeping across the country. Hospitalizations are near a record high in Quebec, Ontario, and New Brunswick. But protections are lower than ever before. The newly introduced Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit is available only for those with a valid Social Insurance Number and who meet multiple requirements. Most migrants are excluded. A recent report…
It’s time to switch to an N95 mask in the battle against Omicron
It’s easier for the virus to move through surgical or cloth masks, experts say, while respirators filter tiny aerosols On Sunday, Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, quietly arrived at the “Jabapalooza” vaccine clinic in her Ottawa neighbourhood to get her third dose. Noticeably, she was wearing a white respirator mask in the indoor…
Province reveals plan for return to school: more rapid tests, N95s, in-school vaccinations
Despite the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continuing to rise in Ontario, both Education Minister Stephen Lecce and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore say every precaution is being taken as students prepare to return to classrooms Monday. “While the risk of transmission in school settings can never be eliminated, it can…