By Anna Mehler Paperny , Reuters
Canada’s federal government introduced a bill on Thursday aimed at addressing what the justice minister called a “shameful” over-representation of Black and indigenous people in the criminal justice system.
On the brink: Canada care workers struggle to make ends meet in pandemic
By Julie Gordon and Anna Mehler Paperny
For 15 years, Halima has supported herself and her three children by working long hours taking care of elderly clients in retirement homes or in their personal residences in Toronto.
Exclusive: Canada deporting thousands even as pandemic rages
As Canada battles rising COVID-19 cases, lack of sick leave fuels transmission
HEADS UP! Community Mental Health Summit – November 2020
I had the privilege of participating in the Fresh Outlook Foundation‘s mental health summit. You can find the video here.
A transcript of my keynote is here.
Policewoman, teacher and nurse among victims of Canada mass shooting
By Anna Mehler Paperny and Moira Warburton, Reuters
Families across Canada struggled on Monday to come to grips with the deadliest shooting rampage in the country’s history, in which the victims included a veteran police officer, a teacher and a nurse.
Medecins Sans Frontieres plans first Canada project as COVID-19 threatens homeless
By Anna Mehler Paperny, Reuters
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is designing a 400-bed facility for homeless people in Toronto in its first Canadian project, a top official said on Tuesday, prompted by the risks posed by the coronavirus to vulnerable sections of society.
Coronavirus takes deadly toll on Canada’s nursing homes
By Anna Mehler Paperny and Allison Lampert, Reuters
With deaths in nursing homes making up almost half of Canada’s coronavirus deaths, provinces are taking control of their workforces, boosting care workers’ wages and redeploying health inspectors from hospitals to curb the virus’ spread among seniors.
Please Fix Me: A Conversation with Anna Mehler Paperny
Travis Lupick interviewed me for the LA Review of Books. He did a great job.
U.S. to return Canada-bound asylum seekers stopped at border to home nations
By Anna Mehler Paperny, Reuters
After years of asylum-seekers crossing the Canada-U.S. border illegally to file refugee claims, Canada is turning them around and sending them back to the United States, which says it plans to send them swiftly back to their countries of origin.
a business of misfits 