Episode 4, Part 1: The Future of Work

04/14/22 • 54 min

In this two-part episode, the focus is the future of work. In part one, we’ll explore how technology and the economic impacts of the pandemic are shaping jobs now and the opportunities in the future. You’ll hear from experts who help us unpack the current trends we are seeing in the labour market.
In part two, we will focus on universal basic income as an innovation that can address uncertainties in the labour market and ensure everyone has the basics they need to live. We’ll look at the impact of Ontario’s Basic Income Pilot and learn about how a proposed basic income plan can contribute to the Canadian economy.

The episode explores ways to build a post-pandemic economy that centres on making work more equitable, inclusive, and dignified. Learn more about those interviewed by visiting the following links (in order of appearance):

Creig Lamb
Co-Founder & Principal, Shift Insights
https://www.shiftinsights.ca/
Floyd Marinescu
Executive Director, UBI Works
CEO and Co-founder, C4Media
https://www.ubiworks.ca/
Anjum Sultana
Fellow, Public Policy Forum
Contributor, “Skills for the Post-Pandemic World: Scoping Report”
Co-Author, “A Feminist Recovery Plan for Canada”
https://www.anjumsultana.com/
Jessie Golem
Entrepreneur, professional writer, photographer, pianist, and activist
Creator, Humans of Basic Income portrait series
https://www.jessiegolem.com/
Wayne Lewchuk
Professor, School of Labour Studies, Department of Economics, McMaster University
Co-author, “Southern Ontario’s Basic Income Experience” report
https://socialsciences.mcmaster.ca/people/lewchuk-wayne

Previous Episode

Episode 3, Part 2: Care as We Age - Transforming Long-term Care

In this two-part episode, we’ll focus on long-term care and how we can better support individuals as they age. Cracks in the long-term care system in Canada were visible long before the pandemic. COVID just further amplified the failures in a system meant to support and care for the most vulnerable. The question is: Will this finally be the impetus need for real change to happen? And if so, what will it look like and how do we get there?

We will examine the overarching challenges of the long-term care system in Canada and will explore various innovative solutions aimed to provide appropriate care and good quality of life at various stages of aging. You will hear interviews with various stakeholders involved with approaches that offer care that is attuned to individuals’ needs at each stage of ageing.

Learn more about those interviewed in this two-part episode by visiting the following links (in order of appearance):

Dr. Samir Sinha
Peter and Shelagh Godsoe Chair in Geriatrics and Director of Geriatrics, Sinai Health and the University Health Network
Professor of Medicine, Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto and Adjunct Professor of Medicine Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
https://www.sinaihealth.ca/team/dr-samir-sinha/
https://nationalseniorsstrategy.ca/about-us/

Louise Bardswich
Co-founder/owner, Golden Girls of Port Perry
https://goldengirlsportperry.ca/

JC Gilbert
Deputy Chief, Operations, County of Simcoe Paramedic Services
https://www.simcoe.ca/paramedicservices/Pages/Community-Paramedicine-Home-Visit-Program.aspx
https://youtu.be/6FAsCJoui1w

Dr. Mark Nowaczynski
Clinical Director, House Calls
Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
https://www.seniorshousecalls.ca/

Candace Chartier
CEO, Providence Living
https://prcc.providencehealthcare.org/our-sites-services/providence-living-place-together-sea