/maxbellschool/taxonomy/term/2685/all en /maxbellschool/max-policy/covid-19-policy-stringency-provinces Provincial policy responses and outcomes have been highly divergent and the coordination benefits of federalism have been unevenly leveraged. Wed, 05 May 2021 18:50:36 +0000 Paisley Sim 2489 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/how-fix-patchwork-system-paid-sick-leave-canada-irpp-330711 <p>April 23, 2021 | In our fragmented federal system, policies on issue like paid sick leave can vary drastically from province to province. The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a light on the problems with such disparities. In her recent brief for the Institute for Research on Public Policy, MPP alumna <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-students/mpp-cohort-2019-20#PaisleySim">Paisley Sim</a> laid out a solution that would ensure people across Canada get the support they need in this time of crisis.</p> Wed, 28 Apr 2021 14:20:11 +0000 matthew.mclaughlin2@mail.mcgill.ca 2471 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/ontario-announces-paid-sick-leave-program-cbc-330752 <p>April 28, 2021 | MPP alumna <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-students/mpp-cohort-2019-20#PaisleySim">Paisley Sim</a>, who recently wrote an <a href="/maxbellschool/channels/news/how-fix-patchwork-system-paid-sick-leave-canada-irpp-330711">IRPP policy brief</a> on paid sick leave in Canada, was interviewed by the CBC after the Government of Ontario announced a plan to temporarily provide workers in the province with three paid sick days.</p> <p>Watch the interview <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1891238467974">here</a>.</p> Thu, 29 Apr 2021 17:46:20 +0000 matthew.mclaughlin2@mail.mcgill.ca 2476 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/variation-canadian-provincial-and-territorial-responses-covid-19-blavatnik-school-329705 <p>In collaboration with Oxford University's Blavatnik School and Institute for Research on Public Policy and its Centre of Excellence on the Canadian Federation, Max Bell School alumni and <a href="/channels/channels/news/institute-research-public-policy-joins-max-bell-school-policy-scholars-program-323091">Policy Scholar</a> <a href="/maxbellschool/programs/current-students/mpp-cohort-2019-20#PaisleySim">Paisley Sim</a> co-authored a working paper that explores the relative stringency of COVID-19 policies in Canada.</p> Thu, 18 Mar 2021 15:30:50 +0000 katrine.claassens@mail.mcgill.ca 2412 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/cities-crisis-need-urgent-federal-support-policy-magazine-323002 <p>June 19, 2020 | The unfolding economic and public health crisis caused by COVID-19 has revealed cracks in healthcare while underscoring the challenges of Canada's decentralized fiscal federalism. With cities facing increased service delivery pressures and a steep decline in revenues, provinces must invest in municipal economic development on equal footing with the federal government.</p> Thu, 25 Jun 2020 16:23:59 +0000 chloe.rodriguez@mail.mcgill.ca 2033 at /maxbellschool