Healthcare is consistently one of the most popular issues in Canadian electoral politics. Our system of single-payer healthcare is considered to be an important part of our national identity, though each province has its own distinct system, and there are some substantial differences between the services that are covered under each of these. Our federal government’s role in healthcare is to distribute funding to the provinces and territories, and to establish standards that e

Introduction and discussion questions by Gabrielle Peters and Alex Haagaard. When it comes to disability-focused legislation, Canada has lagged behind the United States. The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed in 1990, and created requirements for accessibility of public and commercial spaces, provision of reasonable accommodations by employers, as well as broadly prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability. Even though the ADA is American legislation,

Introduction by Gabrielle Peters and Alex Haagaard. Discussion questions by Gabrielle Peters. Canada is in the midst of a housing crisis. As of 2014, nearly one in five Canadian households were experiencing extreme housing affordability problems. In 2016, a Statistics Canada report found that eight percent of Canadians over the age of 15 had experienced “hidden homelessness,” where they had to live in someone else’s home, in their vehicle, or in another temporary situation be

Action on climate change is one of the key issues of the 2019 federal election. Recent research has found that there is a broad consensus among Canadians that climate action is needed. The outcome of October’s election will determine what Canada’s climate strategy will look like. Climate change intersects with many social justice perspectives, including disability justice. Disabled persons may experience serious worsening of chronic health problems as a direct result of extre