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Hub Dialogues: Amanda MacKenzie and Neil Hetherington on how government policy is failing disabled Canadians

Hub Dialogues: Amanda MacKenzie and Neil Hetherington on how government policy is failing disabled Canadians

Update: 2024-11-21
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Amanda MacKenzie, national director of external affairs at March of Dimes Canada, and Neil Hetherington, CEO of the Daily Bread Food Bank in Toronto, discuss, among other topics, how inadequate public benefits, the labyrinth of government rules and regulations, and poor policy design are ultimately responsible for high rates of food insecurity among disabled Canadians, and what policymakers can do about it.
 
 
 
This episode was made possible by the Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security and the generosity of listeners like you. Donate today.
 
 
 
The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad.
 
 
 

 

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Hub Dialogues: Amanda MacKenzie and Neil Hetherington on how government policy is failing disabled Canadians

Hub Dialogues: Amanda MacKenzie and Neil Hetherington on how government policy is failing disabled Canadians