Publication Author information
Elizabeth McIsaac
Elizabeth McIsaac is President of Maytree.
Publications
- We can’t simply build our way out of our housing crisis
- Wanted: Government with a workable plan
- The problem with NIMBY – and it might not be what you think
- We have plans for snow, why not for people who are homeless?
- Why we need to talk about human rights in our work on poverty
- Will appointing a housing “Minister” and “Advocate” be enough to conquer Canada’s affordable housing crisis and let people live in dignity?
- The solution to our housing crisis is leadership
- Mayor and council’s inaction on rooming houses is a shameful failure of leadership
- Re-election is an opportunity for government to build on its work
- It’s not too late for the Ontario government to put workers first in our economic recovery
- Imagine a city built on dignity
- The City must work with people living in encampments – not evict them
- A lesson from a year of COVID-19: Our systems fail when we don’t put people first
- Shaking up the systems: Fighting poverty in post-pandemic Canada
- Spending big money is responsible – when it protects our human rights
- Ontario’s vision for social assistance is encouraging – but the budget tells a different story
- Equity must be the foundation of our work for social change
- Paid sick leave is essential – not a question of political calculus
- People-centred rural recovery
- With the human right to housing, we only get one chance to pour the foundation
- Putting cities at the heart of International Human Rights Day
- Let’s turn social assistance on its head to make it better
- ‘Poverty’ is a problem for democracy – focusing on rights can help
- Maintaining the mood of collaboration and cooperation
- Building up the human rights city
- A bold plan to address housing and homelessness in Toronto
- We must act now to keep the windows of opportunity from closing again
- One string is not a safety net – it’s a tightrope
- First things first: Help people pay their rent
- We’re setting the precedent – let’s make it a good one
- Mind the (implementation) gap: How to realize the right to housing
- The HousingTO 2020-2030 Action Plan will only be successful if it positively impacts the daily life of the most vulnerable people in Toronto
- Providing stable funding for Toronto Community Housing is the right thing to do — both financially and ethically
- The Right to Housing: Building Towards Health and Wellbeing
- Putting economic and social rights at the heart of policy-making
- Housing rights: Ottawa takes a historic step forward
- Why cutting taxes on EI benefits for new parents may not be good policy
- Five good ideas on how Sidewalk Toronto can contribute to inclusion in the city
- Strengthening the National Housing Strategy Act to clearly recognize housing as a human right
- Why we need cities to fully realize the right to housing in Canada
- How policy-makers can help Canadians build financial security
- Let’s make retirement planning and saving a reality for non-profit sector workers
- Rich by nature, poor by policy
- Dear Minister: Now is the time to clarify the rules governing ‘political activity’ by charities
- Income security should be at the centre of Ontario’s election
- Discriminating against the poor is legal. That must change
- Five reasons why the National Housing Strategy is a solid foundation for moving forward
- For effective public policy, government and community need to work together
- Focusing on rights can help us eliminate poverty
- To protect social housing, sometimes you have to let go
- Bringing human rights back into balance: The case for social and economic rights in the Charter
- New labour laws must implement, not just describe, rights for workers
- Striking a fair deal for the non-profit sector
- Dear Minister: Help low-income families by acting now, not in 2020
- Reform to criminal justice system must not be forgotten
- Respecting human-rights commitments strengthens democratic accountability
- New focus, new look, new direction
- Re-framing poverty as a matter of rights
- International boost for human rights in Canada
- Role of municipalities in protecting economic, social and cultural rights
- Strengthening the capacity of local governments to fulfil the economic and social rights of all residents
- Toronto city council must fund its promise to reduce poverty
- Strategy is talk. Money is action.
- A time for rights
- Does a guaranteed income protect an individual’s rights?
- Canada has miles to go on human rights, UN says
- Time for a system upgrade
- It’s time to look beyond the wedge
- Re-thinking how we make change happen
- Nation Building Through Cities: A New Deal for Immigrant Settlement in Canada