Elizabeth McIsaac

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Elizabeth McIsaac is President of Maytree.

Publications by this author

Opinionimage: Canadian currency being uselessly shredded (Adobe Firefly)

Waterloo Region has squandered a fortune trying to block housing rights
September 28, 2026
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The state of welfare in Canada: The federal role in income security
Opinionimage: arrows moving into a bright horizon (iStockphoto)

Court ruling on homelessness is a big step forward
May 29, 2026
Opinionimage: Clock and departure board at Union Rail Station, Toronto (iStockphoto)

Whither (withering) democracy in Canada?
Letterimage: letter addressed to Ministers Bethlenfalvy and Flack

Dear Ministers: Increase funding for the Canada-Ontario Housing Benefit in the 2026 Ontario Budget
January 27, 2026
Opinionimage: hand placing a wooden block forming a bridge (iStockphoto)

The forces that pull us apart are real, but so is the opportunity to pull together to make progress 
December 18, 2025

Stories by this author

Storyphoto: Roy McMurtry cc Osgoode Hall Law School, York University

Roy McMurtry: A purposeful life lived with courtesy, humanity, and generosity
Storyphoto: Francisco Rico-Martínez

Remembering Francisco Rico-Martínez, a true voice for the rights of refugees in Canada
August 30, 2021