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Jennifer Zwicker

Dr. Jennifer Zwicker is an expert adviser with EvidenceNetwork.ca, a director of health policy at the School of Public Policy and assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary. Her research focuses on the socioeconomic impact of health research, developmental disability programs and interventions as a means for informing evidence based policy development.

Provinces and territories must work together to eliminate barriers for persons with disabilities: report

  • Fragmented disability policies impede people from accessing necessary programs and services, and lead to inequities.
Opinion | BY BRITTANY FINLAY, JENNIFER ZWICKER | February 12, 2025
The situation is so bad, children are sometimes on waiting lists for years and age out of programs before they can access them, write Brittany Finlay and Jennifer D. Zwicker. Unsplash photograph by Tina Floersch

Provinces and territories must work together to eliminate barriers for persons with disabilities: report

Opinion | BY BRITTANY FINLAY, JENNIFER ZWICKER | February 12, 2025
  • Fragmented disability policies impede people from accessing necessary programs and services, and lead to inequities.

Provinces and territories must work together to eliminate barriers for persons with disabilities: report

Opinion | BY BRITTANY FINLAY, JENNIFER ZWICKER | February 12, 2025
  • Fragmented disability policies impede people from accessing necessary programs and services, and lead to inequities.
The situation is so bad, children are sometimes on waiting lists for years and age out of programs before they can access them, write Brittany Finlay and Jennifer D. Zwicker. Unsplash photograph by Tina Floersch

Many Canadians with disabilities shut out of feds’ pandemic relief measures

  • The federal government recently announced a one-time, federal tax-free payment for recipients of the Disability Tax Credit, which intends to reduce financial barriers for
Opinion | BY JENNIFER ZWICKER | June 22, 2020
Disability Inclusion Minister Carla Qualtrough said recipients of the feds' Disability Tax Credit would automatically receive a $600 one-time payment during the pandemic. But swift passage of the bill failed amid concerns from opposition parties around the process. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Many Canadians with disabilities shut out of feds’ pandemic relief measures

Opinion | BY JENNIFER ZWICKER | June 22, 2020
  • The federal government recently announced a one-time, federal tax-free payment for recipients of the Disability Tax Credit, which intends to reduce financial barriers for

Many Canadians with disabilities shut out of feds’ pandemic relief measures

Opinion | BY JENNIFER ZWICKER | June 22, 2020
  • The federal government recently announced a one-time, federal tax-free payment for recipients of the Disability Tax Credit, which intends to reduce financial barriers for
Disability Inclusion Minister Carla Qualtrough said recipients of the feds' Disability Tax Credit would automatically receive a $600 one-time payment during the pandemic. But swift passage of the bill failed amid concerns from opposition parties around the process. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Providing benefits not burdens

  • CALGARY—“Providing benefits not burdens” is how former health minister, Judy LaMarsh once described the vision for disability policy in Canada. Unfortunately, this vision is
Opinion | BY JENNIFER ZWICKER, STEPHANIE DUNN | January 15, 2018
Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier, pictured on the Hill in a scrum. There are issues that the CRA can—and should—address immediately, such as amending eligibility criteria to better align with the Income Tax Act. It is time the federal government started taking this seriously. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Providing benefits not burdens

Opinion | BY JENNIFER ZWICKER, STEPHANIE DUNN | January 15, 2018
  • CALGARY—“Providing benefits not burdens” is how former health minister, Judy LaMarsh once described the vision for disability policy in Canada. Unfortunately, this vision is

Providing benefits not burdens

Opinion | BY JENNIFER ZWICKER, STEPHANIE DUNN | January 15, 2018
  • CALGARY—“Providing benefits not burdens” is how former health minister, Judy LaMarsh once described the vision for disability policy in Canada. Unfortunately, this vision is
Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier, pictured on the Hill in a scrum. There are issues that the CRA can—and should—address immediately, such as amending eligibility criteria to better align with the Income Tax Act. It is time the federal government started taking this seriously. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What gets measured gets done

  • CALGARY—“The true measure of a nation’s standing is how well it attends to its children, including their health, safety, material security, education and socialization
Opinion | BY JENNIFER ZWICKER, STEPHANIE DUNN | November 27, 2017
Canada's federal Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor, pictured Nov. 21 in a Hill scrum. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What gets measured gets done

Opinion | BY JENNIFER ZWICKER, STEPHANIE DUNN | November 27, 2017
  • CALGARY—“The true measure of a nation’s standing is how well it attends to its children, including their health, safety, material security, education and socialization

What gets measured gets done

Opinion | BY JENNIFER ZWICKER, STEPHANIE DUNN | November 27, 2017
  • CALGARY—“The true measure of a nation’s standing is how well it attends to its children, including their health, safety, material security, education and socialization
Canada's federal Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor, pictured Nov. 21 in a Hill scrum. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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