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2019: Trends to watch this year

Here at Think Upstream, we’re promoting ideas aimed at rethinking our traditional approach to public policy in Canada. We’re looking at...

Think Upstream Radio: When the big employer ghosts a town - now what?

Oshawa is reeling from GM’s decision to stop auto production there. How does a community bounce back from such a jolt? Trish Hennessy...

How much do lifestyle choices matter for health?

If we want healthier communities, we must stop thinking of health only as a matter of personal responsibility and lifestyle choices, and...

Food security and your health

Did you get enough to eat today? More than four million Canadians didn't. Jared Knoll Reliable access to decent, nutritious food is...

Solving Canada’s housing affordability crisis

Making the link between house ownership and public pensions is key to a way forward. Alex Paterson Last week I attended the inaugural...

What if we replaced child care deserts with universal child care?

Kids could access great early learning and socialization opportunities; parents could stop "working to pay for child care"—it’s a...

Basic income cancellation impacts on Ontario

The study tried to resolve questions of best practice. The answer is now, “we won’t know” Laura Cattari Money, or the loss of it, has an...

Poverty Costs

Poverty is a disease that is much cheaper to cure than to treat. Listen to the podcast here.

Think upstream on pesticides

The wider environment is critical to human health. What are we putting into it? Tanya Dahms Downstream thinking has led to the wide-scale...

Population growth is only part of our ecological problem

Population growth is a complex issue that is only partly responsible for this crisis — the solution is not just a matter of family...

Climate adaptation is critical for health, especially if you're poor

Adapting to climate change is a public health crisis—but also an opportunity. Alex Paterson We need to focus on the social determinants...

Overcoming the new precariat: The future of work

After years of relative progress in Canada’s labour market – where unionization helped turn jobs like mining and manufacturing into good, mi