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When scapegoating goes viral in the age of COVID-19

In this episode of The Plan B podcast, we talk with the Senior Director of 6 Degrees at the Institute for Canadian Citizenship, David...

Think Upstream is joining forces with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

You know the saying there is strength in numbers? That’s part of the motivation behind our exciting announcement: Think Upstream has...

Coping with COVID-19 is hard. This video series helps kids learn to stay safe and support each other

"It’s okay to worry. Worrying is normal, but keeping it inside isn’t good. It’s important to tell someone you love how you feel." Created...

Re-opening amid COVID-19: too soon?

Staying healthy matters most Trish Hennessy As provinces across Canada ease into the re-opening phase of COVID-19, a lot of us are...

The inequities of reopening

It’s easy to say that COVID-19 doesn’t discriminate. But it’s not entirely true, is it? Jo Snyder Those who live in crowded spaces, who...

Fact check: 5G technology isn’t behind COVID-19

There are a lot of reasons why misinformation about COVID-19 is so damaging. It causes confusion and panic, it inflames prejudice and...

The silent spreaders

As we start to consider what reopening our cities will look like, scientists are still studying the spread of COVID-19 by the...

None of us are safe until all of us are safe

In the age of COVID-19 trying to tackle so many enormous issues like jobs, wages, and investments is like throwing kerosene on the fire...

New animated video for kids and their families during COVID-19

COVID-19 requires millions of families to adopt new life-or-death habits, but as the pandemic wears on, families are starting to tire of...

Unpacking the "end the lockdown" protests

The 1918 flu pandemic had protestors, too.The San Francisco Anti-Mask League feared their civil liberties and constitutional rights were...

COVID-19 observations from a prominent health reporter

Globe and Mail health reporter André Picard joins us on the Plan B podcast to help us understand what’s what this pandemic is revealing...

COVID-19 Myths topping the charts this week

With all of these stories and links and videos, who do we trust and why? Jo Snyder The World Health Organization has called what we’re...