Dr. Vanessa Redditt has been working in Toronto as a family physician for ten years. Through pandemic upheaval and now, a turbulent trade war, she’s seen the impacts economic uproar has on the city’s workers.
Many Toronto residents are already living impoverished and houseless under the crushing weight of soaring rent and food prices. While some Canadians are still recovering from overdue pandemic loans. With little unrest, several economists predict tariffs could result in sudden job losses in multiple labour sectors.
Dr. Vanessa Reddit speaks to CJTM to give us insight into what her patients are going through. Later, Pam Frache joins us again to tell us why the employment insurance system is not up to the task, drawing on lessons learned from previous economic crises, and why speed and easy access to EI is so crucial.
Note: The headline on this story was updated on April 4 to better reflect the content of the story
