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Springboard Policy retweeted
8 Mar 2024
The @SpringboardPol project on the time tax in Canada has a new publication out through the CSA Group. They have 18 actionable approaches to address the underlying sources of the time tax.
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Springboard Policy retweeted
2 Nov 2023
Featured in the OPC’s Real Results: an interview with @NoahZon, a lead researcher with the CSA Group, who looked at #privacy risks for children given the scope and scale of data collected by #AI from apps and toys they use. priv.gc.ca/en/opc-actions-an… #ContributionsProgram
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7 Sep 2023
We regularly hear policy leaders tell us they could use fresh eyes on their files. So we're trying something new: office hours. For people leading policy in their orgs, come by and talk through what's on your mind. Check out more here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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1 Aug 2023
Our team writing in @TheHillTimes today building on our project on reducing the time tax in Canada springboardpolicy.com/time-t…
1 Aug 2023
At best, the time tax is annoying—wasting hours on hold with the CRA, scheduling countless appointments, and mailing hard copies that could be uploaded. At worst, it prevents Canadians from accessing services they need: Noah Zon and Khiran O’Neill. (subs) buff.ly/44QNg3U
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13 Jul 2023
If you’ve been following our series on the time tax over the last few weeks, we have been focused on the problems - they are regressive, wasteful, and harmful. But we want to close our short series with a little bit of optimism: time taxes can be fixed.
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13 Jul 2023
In our final installment, we highlight some of the ways - and there are many - that governments can take on the time tax. springboardpolicy.medium.com…
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13 Jul 2023
You can find our full series here springboardpolicy.com/time-t… We don’t want this to be the end of the conversation, we want it to be the start of one. If you are working on these issues we would love to hear from you - reach out at timetax@springboardpolicy.com
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Springboard Policy retweeted
7 Jul 2023
This series on the time tax in #CDNpoli is a must-read. Of course policy implementation is designed with the very berry best of intentions, but (way?) too often we are overloading applicants with unnecessary administrative burdens. We can, and must do better.
6 Jul 2023
First, we focus on how public supports for people with disabilities have some of the highest time tax burdens, preventing people from accessing programs they need medium.com/@springboardpolic…
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6 Jul 2023
Over the last few weeks, our series on the time tax has shown how unnecessary paperwork and requirements block people from accessing public services. The next installment in our series zooms in on how time taxes affect people with disabilities and immigrants.
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6 Jul 2023
Next, we highlight how the immigration process is loaded with time tax, reducing trust in government right from the first impression. springboardpolicy.medium.com…
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6 Jul 2023
Find all of our time tax articles in one place, as they’re released springboardpolicy.com/time-t…
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5 Jul 2023
📢 Calling all Toronto-based policy wonks! 📢 On July 12th Springboard is hosting Policy in a Park 🌳☀️🍕a fun, summer networking event. Drop by and grab a slice of pizza! Register here!
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Springboard Policy retweeted
29 Jun 2023
📢We're #Hiring!
🧑💻Apply for VP of Evidence Generation and lead a highly talented team of researchers with a wide range of methods expertise. Does this excite you? Learn more: bit.ly/3XD4oaM
🗓️Deadline: August 25th
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29 Jun 2023
Our next instalments in our series on the time tax will come next week. In the meantime you can catch up on Parts 1-5 here springboardpolicy.com/time-t…
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22 Jun 2023
The "time tax" people pay to access public services doesn't get enough attention. Up this week: the second instalment of articles in our series on the time tax springboardpolicy.com/time-t…
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22 Jun 2023
And part 5 of the series puts a spotlight on the new Canada Dental Benefit and why lowering the hurdles to access are key to making it work medium.com/@springboardpolic…
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We'll have more next week so stay tuned - and if you're working on these issues we'd love to hear from you
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