The best way to help young people into work is to listen to their aspirations, and cater to their needs.
Research among Canadians shows employment to be a critical social determinant of health, partly because those who earn higher wages have more access to safe housing, nutritious foods, social services and medical care.
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No longer can young people invest in their education and work their way into secure employment. The health impacts of this job insecurity are profound.
Tenants on benefits are left with few options.
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What if governments paid everyone a certain amount of money to cover basic needs?
Shoppers browse at a Sears Canada store in Toronto in October after the company began liquidation sales. Its retirement funds are short $308 million, forcing a 19 per cent cut to employee pensions.
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New research on implicit attitudes to people who receive benefits shows how pervasive hostility towards them is.
Hedonism isn’t all about sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll. It can be about savouring the pleasure in a cup of tea at the end of a hard day.
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Savouring the pleasures in life is linked to better health and well-being. And no, that doesn’t necessarily mean binge drinking or all-night wild parties.
Families benefit when fathers and mothers get paid parental leave.
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The nation needs a more comprehensive approach to family leave and relief for parents with child care expenses. But the proposals the Trump team rolled out initially fell short.