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May 17, 2018  We're short on time for Reconciliation, but not on hopeCanada hasn’t yet taken the tangible actions needed to reform the systems that have been used to create, and maintain, the enormous gap in quality of life between what Indigenous peoples experience. |
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Apr 13, 2018  No human should be homelessHomelessness is complicated. There’s not one easy or simple solution. But we cannot let those remain excuses for doing nothing, or even too little. |
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Mar 16, 2018  Housing is health careA novel solution to the health crisis of homelessness: get people into homes. Upstream Radio interviews Saskatchewan MP Sheri Benson. |
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Jan 19, 2018  The public health system benefits all of usThe more that is known about our current system, the better equipped we will be to mobilize effective practices nationally and to improve population health moving forward. |
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Dec 1, 2017  Food waste and food insecurity in CanadaDiverting food waste to charitable food programs will not address food insecurity in Canada. |
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Apr 12, 2017  Climate action is healthcare outside the clinic It has taken health professionals a long time to generate an effective response to the threat climate change poses to health but we are now at the bedside, and the resuscitation has begun. |
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Jan 29, 2017  The health case for basic incomeAccording to UpStream, A well-designed basic income program would certainly simplify the complex labyrinth of programs and barriers to their access currently faced by people living in poverty. |
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Dec 13, 2016 Making sure that Saskatoon's growth is equitable and healthyDeveloped jointly by the Saskatoon Health Region and Upstream, this report applies a health equity lens to the City of Saskatoon's Growth Plan to Half a Million. |
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Mar 15, 2016 Food self-sustainability is both possible and necessaryAs exporters like California struggle to maintain production in the face of climate change, Canada must aim to improve our own self-sufficiency. |
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Mar 1, 2016 We must address Canada's Indigenous suicide epidemicOur lives are intimately bound to the historical relationships between what we've come to know as Canada, the state of colonialism, and Indigenous nations. |
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Feb 24, 2016 Food bank stats don't tell the story of food insecurity'Food insecurity' refers to the inadequate access to food because of financial constraints -- and it's a larger problem in Canada than most realize. |
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Feb 5, 2016 Choosing the better storyAcclaimed Canadian author Yann Martel released a new novel: The High Mountains of Portugal. He sat down with Upstream to discuss his book, the importance of story, and his hopes for Canada's future. |
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Dec 14, 2015 Investment in education is preventative medicineIn most developed parts of the world, education is considered an investment -- not an expense. |
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Nov 20, 2015 Canadian inequality grows with health-care spendingInequality in health is a reality in Canada, even though our health-care system is widely accessible. |
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Nov 18, 2015 Action-driven education can make stronger, healthier citizensWhat's your philosophy of education? |
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Mar 12, 2014 No room for shaming in public health systemNova Scotia's Health Minister Leo Glavine floated the idea that people should have to demonstrate healthy lifestyles before accessing our health-care system. Here's why such an idea will fail. |
