Next federal government must renew relationship with charities and non-profits

A committed partnership between the federal government and the charitable and non-profit sector is key to an equitable and inclusive recovery from the pandemic that has hit low income, precariously employed, and racialized people the hardest.

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, left, and Prime Minister and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau. A coalition of charities and non-profits has called on the federal government for a clear agenda to build a strong, resilient charitable sector, including a home in government, writes Dan Clement, president and CEO of United Way Centraide Canada.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY DAN CLEMENT

September 17, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the devastating impacts of poverty and exclusion on individuals and families across the country in no uncertain terms. This pandemic has affected everyone, but it has taken the heaviest toll on low income, precariously employed, and r...

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