An in-depth conversation with Karina Gould, Canada’s new Minister of Families, Children and Social Development

Authors Vinod Rajasekaran & Kylie Adair
Gould brings experience as the Minister for International Development to this domestic portfolio

Why It Matters

Communities are still devastated by COVID-19, particularly those who were already marginalized and oppressed pre-pandemic. The ministry Gould takes over will be primarily responsible for these communities’ recovery — not to mention building relationships with the social purpose sector to achieve that recovery.

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