covid-19 | Kroeger Policy

Jul 15
5 min

The Past, Present, and Future of the Covid Sports Bubble

Rayyan Esmail explores how Covid bubbles allowed for the safe return of sports and what they’ve taught us for the future the Olympic Games.

Chanel Best

Jul 14
6 min

Enforcing COVID-19 vaccines is the only way to Combat Hesitancy

Chanel explores historical and contemporary responses to vaccine hesitancy, particularly responses in the form of mandatory vaccine policies

Sahaana Ranganathan

Jul 6
5 min

Influencing Trust: The Role of Para-social Relationships and Misinformation

This article explores the role of para-social relationships and the spread misinformation on the COVID-19 vaccine

Katso Ramodimoosi

Jun 15
7 min

Conservative Rhetoric and the Prisoner Vaccine Dilemma

An opinion piece responding to the Conservative reaction to the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to vulnerable prisoners in federal prisons

Chanel Best

Jun 9
6 min

The Problems with Ontario's Vaccine Rollout

Author Chanel Best examines the failures of the Ontario government to administer vaccines to those most at risk of contracting COVID-19.

Chanel Best

Jun 3
9 min

A Global Vaccine Timeline

The rapid development of COVID-19 vaccines is a product of an increasingly interconnected world that fosters transnational links

Claire Borgaonkar

May 28
5 min

Vaccine passports: Canada's ticket to the post-COVID world?

Claire Borgaonkar explores the pros and cons of vaccine passports, looking at the economic benefits and ethical concerns

Jami McElrea

Apr 19
6 min

Debating Universal Basic Income

Authors Jami McElrea and Anson Shen analyse both sides of the debate surrounding universal basic income.

Alexander Stoney

Apr 18
5 min

The Untold Impacts of Covid-19 on Inuit Communities in Nunavut

Alex Stoney interviews Catherin Waters, Senior Practice Lead at the Institute on Governance, to discuss the impacts of COVID-19 in Nunavut

Maggie Smith

Apr 16
4 min

Canada's Supply Management

Author Maggie Smith explores Canada's agricultural supply management system.

Pablo Mhanna-Sandoval

Apr 11
5 min

A Global Meat Tax: The future of Pandemic Prevention

Author Pablo Mhanna-Sandoval analyses the future of pandemic prevention through the implementation of a global meat tax.

Toni Steele

Mar 31
3 min

COVID-19 Emissions Reductions: Are They Enough?

Toni Steele examines the drop in greenhouse emissions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and considers how we maintain this drop.

Vrinda Agnihotri

Mar 27
3 min

Indigenous Mental Health in the time of COVID-19: A Hidden Crisis

Vrinda Agnihotri identifies the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of Indigenous peoples in Canada, especially on Indigenous women.

Annabelle Linders

Mar 24
4 min

How Ottawa can learn from Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 rapid testing model

Annabelle Linders discusses her personal experiences with COVID-19 testing in Nova Scotia and how Ottawa could benefit for this approach.

Claire Borgaonkar

Mar 6
4 min

Are COVID-19 Travel Bans Necessary or Cruel? Maybe Both.

Claire Borgaonkar explains how travel bans have been heartbreaking and necessary during COVID-19 as seen in a case currently before courts.

Jesse Hsieh

Mar 2
3 min

COVID-19 Has Had Uneven Economic Impacts: Let's See How

Jesse Hsieh looks into how COVID-19 has impacted the economy and how this impact has been uneven.

Claire Borgaonkar

Feb 26
3 min

COVID-19 Is the Perfect Opportunity to Introduce a National School Meal Program

Opinion by Claire Borgaonkar One of the most significant secondary public health crises to emerge in Canada as a result of the ongoing...

Alicia Gibson

Feb 23
5 min

Ontario's Long-Term Care Facilities are Failing Residents

The pandemic has shown how LTC homes have failed their residents. Alicia explores the military's report into LTCs to explore the problem.

Benjamin Beiles

Feb 3
5 min

Canada 2020

Opinion by Ben Beiles. Compiled below are the results of polls and surveys from 2020 that were shocking and revealing

Arianna Bowman

Nov 24, 2025
3 min

The Rise of Covid-19 Cases within the Indigenous Community

Policy Brief by Arianna Bowman. Indigenous communities are disproportionally at risk to COVID-19.