Pandemic Haves vs the Have-Nots

Pedestrians walk past a closed business in Montreal on April 24, 2020. Many businesses across Canada have closed permanently since the pandemic started. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz

Commentary

The pandemic has highlighted the challenges that developed countries face around the world. Not only that, it has also exposed Canada’s huge income inequality gap between public- and private-sector workers, where the impact is only going to increase in significance as people get older.