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Advancing opportunities for Black Canadians is central to economic recovery and prosperityexternal link icon

Toronto Star — Jan. 31, 2022. Contributed by Nadine Spencer, Mohamed Elmi, and Pedro Barata.
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The future of work is now: All must have the opportunity to participateexternal link icon

iPolitics — Jan 28, 2022. Written by Michael Burt and Pedro Barata.
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Young adults have been hit hard by the pandemic. The recovery must not leave them behindexternal link icon

First Policy Response — Jan. 25, 2022. Written by Pedro Barata, Wendy Cukier, and Andrew Parkin.
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Opinion: Canada needs to invest in tutoring for students falling behind during the pandemicexternal link icon

Jan. 4, 2022 — contributed to the Globe and Mail by Wendy Cukier, Kelly Gallagher-MacKay, and Karen Mundy
Graph depicting changes to total earnings for different income levels during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Greater inclusion is a win-win strategy for the recoveryexternal link icon

June 10, 2021 — First Policy Response, written by Pedro Barata, Wendy Cukier, and Andrew Parkin
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Opinion: What if we keep working from home?external link icon

June 6, 2021 — The Globe and Mail, written by Pedro Barata, Wendy Cukier and Andrew Parkin
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Helping Canadians navigate a changing job market with ‘OpportuNext’external link icon

April 8, 2021 — iPolitics, written by Susan Black and Pedro Barata
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Technology isn’t shaping work the way we thinkexternal link icon

Work isn’t changing so fast or dramatically, and it’s humans who decide how technology is used. So, we’d better equip ourselves to make better decisions.
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Can universities bridge the graduate skills gap?external link icon

In trying to make graduates more job-ready, universities will have to guard against inadvertently compromising some of their offerings.