Speaking at the 60th Commission on the Status of Women in 2016 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was applauded for his embrace of a feminist identity. He explained: “I’m going to…
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The Right to Housing in Canada: Imagining an Inclusive Future
Adequate housing has been touted as a ‘frontline defence against coronavirus’ since the intensification of the global pandemic. As a result, heightened attention has been given to the problems of…
Social Reproduction Amidst a Pandemic: Falling Through The Gaps in Gender Equality Left by (Neo)Liberal Feminism
The onset of the coronavirus pandemic resulted in extensive societal changes to curb the spread of the virus. These changes included temporarily closing schools and decreasing access to daycare centres,…
The Politics of Defining Vulnerability: The Need to Shift from Viewing Indigenous Girls as Willful Statistics to Being Additionally Vulnerable
What constitutes vulnerability? The formal definition of a vulnerable child or youth used by most Canadian provinces points to factors such as age, disability and, more vaguely, the general risk…
Mothering in Poverty: Has There Been Any Progress in Canada?
In recent years, there have been increased policy efforts to counteract poverty in Canada, most notably ,the 2018 release of the Poverty Reduction Strategy and the establishment of an official…
OPINION | Domestic Violence Leave in Canada: Who Benefits?
With the anniversary of the École Polytechnique massacre and the National Day of Remembrance and Day of Action on Violence Against Women on December 6 and the Global 16 Days…
Hidden Homelessness in Lockdown: Increased Tensions, Increased Vulnerability
The significance of having a place to call home has been heightened in the past year. With government officials advising citizens to stay at home to limit the spread of…
International Women’s Day, Pandemic Edition: The Need for a Collective Feminist Struggle
This International Women’s Day the United Nations celebrated under the theme of “Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in a Covid-19 World.” The Canadian government followed suit by promoting…
OPINION | Nova Scotia Strong: One Year Later
Early in the pandemic there were frequent reports that domestic violence was increasing not only in frequency but also in intensity. Supports available to those experiencing domestic violence, limited before…
Homelessness Reduction and Police Abolition: The Case for an Interlinked Process
In the past year the scale of homelessness in Canada has been made more visible through the increased number of individuals living in encampments. Despite international guidelines advocating for the…
