#The Big Idea: Give essential workers cheap housing

#The Big Idea: Give essential workers cheap housing

Teachers, daycare workers, firefighters and nurses keep our cities running. Too bad most essential workers can’t afford to live in them. (Photograph by iStock) Gregor Craigie is the host of CBC’s On The Island and author of Our Crumbling Foundation. Essential workers—paramedics, teachers, nurses, daycare workers, firefighters—keep our country running. These are the people who the Toronto…

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#The Big Idea: How open banking can fix Canada’s financial security issue

#The Big Idea: How open banking can fix Canada’s financial security issue

Canada’s risk-averse banking system is full of potential dangers for customers. A simple security update would change everything.  (Illustration by Pete Ryan) Alexander Vronces is the executive director of Fintechs Canada. He writes about the intersection of financial technology and public policy in Canada. When I started working as a policy analyst in Canada’s financial sector a…

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#The Big Idea: Help seniors age at home

#The Big Idea: Help seniors age at home

“The Big Idea: Help seniors age at home” Jen Recknagel is the director of innovation and design at the University Health Network’s NORC Innovation Centre in Toronto. My grandmother lived in the same house in Cleveland for 50 years. After my grandfather died, she spent 11 of those years alone. Eventually, she developed dementia and…

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#The Big Idea: Help seniors age at home

#The Big Idea: Help seniors age at home

“The Big Idea: Help seniors age at home” Jen Recknagel is the director of innovation and design at the University Health Network’s NORC Innovation Centre in Toronto. My grandmother lived in the same house in Cleveland for 50 years. After my grandfather died, she spent 11 of those years alone. Eventually, she developed dementia and…

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