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Ford government ditches data for politics in post-secondary education decision-making

Ford government ditches data for politics in post-secondary education decision-making

Rudi Wallace Jun 4, 2026 5 min read

If Ontario wants to strengthen productivity and competitiveness, it does not make economic sense to base workforce planning decisions on weaker evidence By Rudi Wallace and Karen Robson At a time when young people in Ontario are struggling to find stable work, families are stretching to pay tuition, and students face growing mental health challenges, the Ford government is removing one of the few independent bodies that tells us what…

Hamilton Community Foundation invites proposals for People and Culture strategy

Hamilton Community Foundation invites proposals for People and Culture strategy

Hamilton Community Foundation May 19, 2026 1 min read

Hamilton Community Foundation (HCF) is developing a comprehensive โ€œPeople and Cultureโ€ plan and is seeking proposals from qualified consulting firms to support this work. The plan will integrate the foundationโ€™s principles and commitments to equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility, and…

Vital Signs: Indigenous history in Hamilton

Vital Signs: Indigenous history in Hamilton

Michael Parente May 1, 2026 3 min read

Indigenous Peoples have lived for time immemorial, in the area upon which Hamilton was established. Indigenous-led organizations have a rich history in this city, both in supporting urban Indigenous communities and in dealing with different levels of governments with respect to Indigenous rights.  In this episode of Vital Signs, Rudi…

Philanthropic capital could do much more to address Canadaโ€™s overlapping crises

Philanthropic capital could do much more to address Canadaโ€™s overlapping crises

Rudi Wallace Apr 21, 2026 6 min read

Foundations in Canada control $135 billion in endowments and could harness impact investing to benefit Canadians directly byย Rudi Wallace April 17, 2026 With the unending flow of troubling news from around the globe, one could forget that we are simultaneously…

Vital Signs: Belonging and homelessness

Vital Signs: Belonging and homelessness

Michael Parente Apr 6, 2026 4 min read

Whether we talk about a homelessness โ€œcrisisโ€ or a โ€œzombie apocalypseโ€, the language we use when we talk about belonging, makes a difference to how we collectively think about the issue. A critical look at the words we use to talk about belonging and homelessness is essential because…