No government wants to be blamed for the job losses that often follow a company collapse. But taxpayer support must get some key things right.
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Cash transfers have emerged as an essential part of social protection systems globally, most recently during COVID lockdowns.
The federal government needs to ensure the Canada Disability Benefit is designed to help those most in need.
Three ways to support smaller businesses in the current economic downturn.
Canada’s current income assistance programs are not doing enough to support Canadians. If the goal of temporary assistance is to help those in need, these programs must have better, broader coverage.
An initiative to be announced by Labor on Wednesday promises to appoint a domestic violence commissioner and provide funds for 500 new community sector workers to help women in crisis.
It is unclear what happens to these people and their families should they get sick or worse still pass away in the line of duty.
Completing university is difficult for students who are the first in their family to enrol. They should be listed as one of the equity groups to receive more support.
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Wayne Simpson is a Friend of The Conversation.Professor, Department of Economics, University of Manitoba
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Professor of Social Protection and Development, Maastricht University
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Associate Professor in Finance, Kingston University
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PhD Research Fellow, Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), United Nations University
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Lecturer and PhD Researcher at Leicester Castle Business School, De Montfort University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Researcher in Social Protection, Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), United Nations University
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Reader in Accounting and Finance; Director of Internationalisation, Brunel University of London
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Professor and Higher Education Researcher, Charles Sturt University
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Credit Union SA Chair of Economics, Adelaide University