How did these choices arise?<\/p>\n
What comes next?<\/p>\n
COVID-19<\/a> has sparked rapid policy responses to gaps in our social, economic and political foundations. The learnings from this crisis, and the solutions to help Canada rebuild, need to be captured as it plays out in real time.<\/p>\n Public Policy Responses to the Pandemic<\/a>, and Building Back Better is an interdisciplinary virtual learning experience about the Canadian policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the debate around whether, and how, to \u201cbuild back better\u201d \u2014 to use the occasion of the pandemic to bring in other fundamental policy reforms.<\/p>\n You will learn the economic and social impacts of, and responses to, COVID-19 in Ontario and across Canada \u2014 as well as the ideas, tools, and skills available for each of us to shape the recovery.<\/p>\n Together we will explore a variety of topics:<\/p>\n Welcome & Introduction: What Are We Doing Together?<\/p>\n This module will help learners explore policy study characteristics that impact the public during crises like pandemics. By the end, learners will demonstrate an understanding of different policy goals that contribute to ending COVID-19.<\/p>\n As the exponential growth in the number of Covid-19 cases starts to sink in, the exponential growth in the economic calamity is also becoming apparent. It is unprecedented in our lifetime. The potential destruction of individuals\u2019 economic lives, security and well-being is staggering. As governments try to deal with the health emergency, they are also dealing with an economic shock<\/a> unlike any they have ever felt.<\/p>\n The number of Canadians who applied for Employment Insurance was almost 930,000 last week, compared to 27,000 for the same week last year. And as staggering as those numbers are, they dramatically understate unemployment<\/a> because over \u2153 of Canadians who were employed two weeks ago are contract workers or the self-employed. They aren\u2019t represented in those numbers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n
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Unlike any other economic downturn<\/h3>\n