On not letting (another) crisis go to waste

Author Tim Brodhead
Why the social impact sector shouldn’t return to normalcy after COVID-19

Why It Matters

COVID-19 is highlighting some of the most pressing gaps in Canada’s social infrastructure — an underfunded healthcare system without ‘surge’ capacity, for example. The social impact sector should not waste this opportunity to address these gaps, and define the new normal in a post-Coronavirus world.

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