Alyssa K Gerhardt

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A vendor fills up his corn display at the Atwater Market on Sept. 18, 2024, in Montréal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

Farmers’ markets are a vital but overlooked part of fixing Canada’s struggling food system

Farmers’ markets provide a host of benefits to both consumers and farmers, but are often overlooked when it comes to creating policies geared toward improving the sustainability of food systems.
Too few Canadian fathers take parental leave. That’s because parental leave is framed as an employment policy rather than as care/work policy that promotes greater sharing of both paid and unpaid care work between parents. (Shutterstock)

Improved employment policies can encourage fathers to be more involved at home

If more Canadian fathers are to harness the benefits of parental leave and remote work, we need to design employment and care policies in ways that recognize every family’s unique needs.

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