Vice-President Research & Innovation Robert Haché is launching a series of topical commentaries on areas of interest to the York research community. “We are seeking to provide perspective and commentary on issues and initiatives in our external environment that are relevant to our researchers,” says Haché. “It’s important to highlight and create awareness about new […]
York will host Without a Home, a research symposium on contemporary issues in Canadian homelessness, that will bring together top academics next week to discuss some of the latest findings. The symposium will take place Thursday, Oct. 6, from 8:30am to 12:30pm, at 280N York Lanes, Keele campus, followed by lunch from 12:30 to 2pm. The presenters will […]
Four years ago, anti-poverty advocate Dennis Raphael published Poverty and Policy in Canada: Implications for Health and Quality of Life. Jack Layton, leader of Canada’s New Democrats, wrote the foreword. This spring, Raphael released a second updated and expanded edition featuring the latest figures on poverty, and a new, hefty chapter critiquing all federal and provincial anti-poverty programs. And […]