2021
ISAC, Manson, T., McLeod, J., Stapleton, J. (November 22, 2021) Letter: ‘Cabinet Committee on Poverty’ Reduction – ISAC- Open Policy – ODSP Action
McLeod, J., Sarangi, L., Stapleton, J. (November 14, 2021) Federal pandemic clawbacks are penalizing the poorest seniors – Toronto Star
Stapleton, J., Yuan, Y. (October 28, 2021) Renters face headwinds moving out of the eye of the pandemic storm Toronto Star
Stapleton, J., (September 24, 2021) Homeowners can’t with rooming houses away, Toronto Star – Inside Toronto
Maaranen, R., Stapleton, J., Yuan, Y. (July 2021) Explaining Covid-19 hot spots in the Toronto CMA, Neighbourhood Exchange Research Partnership
Maaranen, R., Stapleton, J., Yuan, Y. (July 2021) Community Housing and the Pandemic, Neighbourhood Exchange Research Partnership
Maaranen, R., Stapleton, J., Yuan, Y. (July 2021) Infographic: Covid19 – How we live and work matters, Neighbourhood Exchange Research Partnership
Soh, Bee Lee., Stapleton, J., (June 2021) Life stabilization on a welfare income is impossible, (June 24,2021) Toronto Star
Stapleton, J., Yuan, Y. (March 2021Finding unusual suspects – why higher rates don’t lead to caseload growth, Open Policy – for the Social Assistance Coalition of Scarborough
2020
Da Ponte, M., Stapleton, J. (November, 2020) Aspiring to thrive: Building a shift to a new political economy, Shift and Build, Open Policy Ontario
Stapleton, J. (October 9, 2020) Upset Beat Man o’ War, But Did He Really Coin A New Sportswriting Phrase? Paulick Report – Shining light on the horse industry
Stapleton, J., Yuan, Y. (October 2020) The Welfare Diet turns 25 Open Policy Ontario Welfare Diet Welfare Diet data Data
Stapleton, J. (August 27, 2020) How can we improve income security in a post-CERB world? First Policy Response, Ryerson Leadership Lab
Stapleton, J. (June 2020) Are CERB clawbacks an example of anti black racism? Open Policy Ontario
Maaranen, R., Stapleton, J., Yuan, Y. (June 2020) Cheap Mansions & Expensive Apartments: Why the rich pay less and the poor pay more. Neighbourhood Exchange Research Partnership
Stapleton, J., Whatmore, L. (May 29, 2020) The CERB helps Scarborough but not if we claw it back from our most vulnerable residents. Toronto Star
Stapleton, J., Tweddle, A. (May 2020) CERB interactions with provincial and territorial social programs. Maytree Foundation
Stapleton, J. (April 2020) How Ottawa pressed provinces not to claw back pandemic benefits. Toronto Star
Stapleton, J. (March 2020) Helping the poor through the pandemic may be a matter of life and death. Toronto Star
Stapleton, J. (January 2020) ODSP needs support, not criticism. Toronto Star
2019
Stapleton, J., Hope, K. and James, C. (November 2019) The Working Poor in the Toronto Region: A closer look at the increasing numbers. Metcalf Foundation: Toronto Canada
Stapleton, J., Maaranen, R., and Yuan,Yvonne. (September 2019) Double or Nothing: Why northern Scarborough has no Neighbourhood Improvement Areas and what we can do about it. Open Policy: Toronto Ontario
Stapleton, J., and Soh, Bee Lee. (October 10, 2019) Voice of Experience: Engaging people with lived experience of poverty in consultations. Metcalf Foundation: Toronto Ontario
Lee, C.R. and A. Briggs. (2019.) The Cost of Poverty in Ontario: 10 Years Later. Feed Ontario: Toronto, Ontario. Included essay by John Stapleton
Stapleton, J., & Yvonne M. Yuan (April 15, 2019) What’s the true cost of food when you’re poor? Institute for Research in Public Policy
2018
Stapleton, J., (December 22, 2018) Federal poverty-reduction bill ‘important for Scarborough’. Inside Toronto
Stapleton, J., & Yvonne M. Yuan (August 2, 2018) Welfare diet report for IRPP. Institute for Research in Public Policy
Stapleton, J., (August 1, 2018) Macleod’s policy changes will keep Ontarians trapped in poverty. Toronto Star (Op-ed)
Stapleton, J., (June 21, 2018) A Fortune Left on the Table. West Neighbourhood House & Open Policy
Stapleton, J. & Yip, Christine A., (June 21, 2018) Low Income Adults in the Informal Economy. West Neighbourhood House & Open Policy
Stapleton, J., (March 4, 2018) The Indian Dress Debacle. Self Published
2017
Income Security Reform Working Group, Indigenous Income Security Reform Working Group, and Urban Indigenous Table on Income Security Reform (October 2017) Roadmap to Income Security. Submitted to the Government of Ontario.
Stapleton, J. (May 23, 2017) An old idea is new again – Mowat Centre. Income Tax turns 100: What have we learned? Doug Saunders; Globe and Mail May 27. Canada’s forgotten centennial (full version)
Stapleton, J. (February, 23, 2017) Pursuing policy advocacy in a post recommendation world: Moving beyond the smackdown of the alpha paradigms. Self-published
Stapleton, J. (January 30, 2017) A Basic Income for Canadians: What would change? The Metcalf Foundation
2016
Stapleton, J. (December 18, 2016) Saks in the city: Labour market inequality in Toronto seen through the lens of the retail divide. Self-published
Briggs, A., Lee, C.R., Stapleton, J. (November 28, 2016) The cost of poverty in Toronto – Social Planning Toronto and Open Policy Ontario
Media coverage
Stapleton, J. (May 12, 2016) From solitary confinement to ‘one-to-many’. The Metcalf Foundation
Stapleton, J. (March 28, 2016) A young person’s guide to a guaranteed annual or basic income: Parts 1-7. Self-published
Stapleton, J. (March 28, 2016) A young person’s guide to a guaranteed annual or basic income: Part 6, Persons with disabilities. Self-published
Stapleton, J. (February 9,2016) Honey, I shrunk the poverty strategy. Self-published
Stapleton, J. (February 7, 2016) A young person’s guide to a guaranteed annual or basic income: Part 1. Self-published
Stapleton, J. (February 5, 2016) Solitary confinement: Two case studies and the income/employment conundrum. The Metcalf Foundation
2015
Doucet, R., Pooran, B., Briggs, A., Lee, C.R., Stapleton, J. (December 10, 2015) Every ninth child in Ontario: A cost-benefit analysis for investing in the care of special needs children and youth in Ontario. Open Policy Ontario
Stapleton, J. (October 9, 2015) Welfare Diet 20 years later. Open Policy Ontario
The Welfare Diet update (2015)
The original Welfare Diet (1995)
Stapleton, J. (April 20,2015) The working poor in the Toronto Region. The Metcalf Foundation
Stapleton, J. (March 2, 2015) Scarborough’s self inflicted wound. Self-published
Stapleton, J. (March 1, 2015) The Cougar and the Iceman: Seabiscuit’s two Canadian jockeys. The Paulick Report
Stapleton, J. (February 4, 2015) Guaranteed annual income contains three word: Let’s talk about the ‘annual’ part – Vibrant Communities: Cities Reducing Poverty
2014
Stapleton, J. (December 9, 2014) Same problems keep recurring in welfare computer systems. Toronto Star Op-Ed
Stapleton, J. (November 3, 2014) Welcome to the Financial Mainstream? Houselink Community Homes
Print ready final version
Launch Flyer 27-02-15
Stapleton, J. (July 21, 2014) Another species faces extinction. Vibrant Communities: Cities Reducing Poverty
Stapleton, J. (June 10, 2014) No bottom in sight. Vibrant Communities: Cities Reducing Poverty
Stapleton, J. (February 10, 2014) Catherine the Great and the OXFAM 85. Vibrant Communities: Cities Reducing Poverty
Stapleton, J. (January 21, 2014) They can’t but we can. Vibrant Communities: Cities Reducing Poverty
2013
Stapleton, J. (December 13, 2013) The ‘Welfareization’ of Disability Incomes in Ontario. The Metcalf Foundation
Stapleton, J. (November 22, 2013) When Good Advice Goes Bad. ImagineaCity.ca, United Way Toronto
Stapleton, J. (November 1, 2013) Honouring Beryl Agnes Foster. For Every Child, UNICEF Canada Magazine
Stapleton, J. (October 16, 2013) Understanding Social Assistance Eligibility Testing in Ontario. Self-published
Stapleton, J. (May 14, 2013) How should we think about the earnings of social assistance recipients? Self-published
Stapleton, J. (April 26, 2013) It’s time to end the erosion of public assistance in Ontario. Toronto Star
Stapleton, J. (January 17, 2013) A ballplayer, a cop, a janitor and a welfare recipient. The Broadbent Institute
2012
Stapleton, J. (October 30, 2012) Conrad Black and the Order of Canada. Self-published
Stapleton, J. (2012) Do welfare rules provide a route out of poverty in Alberta? Vibrant Communities Calgary
Stapleton, J. (2012) Janeiro lecture on inequality. Self-published
Stapleton, J. (2012) The Great Recession Horror Trilogy – all in one place!
Stapleton, J. (March 27,2012). Pool, Cap and Cut: Reflections on the Ontario Government’s recent budget cutting. Vibrant Canada
Stapleton, J. (March 20, 2012). It’s not that much money: Sixty Seconds on a calculator. Vibrant Canada
Stapleton, J. (March 16, 2012). A Canadian ‘Affluence Line’: a Poverty line for the 1%
Stapleton, J. (March 5, 2012). Cutting the Number of Ontario Racetracks would be a bad bet
. PDF: Cutting the number of Ontario racetracks would be a bad bet
Stapleton, J. (February 29, 2012) Ontario should help foster kids until they turn 25
Stapleton, J., Tweddle, A., Procyk,S., Pooran, B., & Doucet, R. (2012). 25 is the New 21 . PDF, Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth
Stapleton, J., Murphy, Brian., Xing, Yue (Feb.11, 2012). The Working Poor in the Toronto Region; Who they are, where they live, and how trends are changing. Summary and Full Report
Stapleton, J. (February 2012). PM’s new policy would force up to 50,000 to live in poverty for two more years
2011
Stapleton, J., Ayton, L., Procyk, S. (2011). Turn Out Lights! 1851 postage
Stapleton, J. (2011). Less on their Plate: Canada’s poorest people facing a frightful food crisis
Stapleton, J., Bednar, V. (2011). Trading Places: Single Adults Replace Lone Parents as the New Face of Social of Social Assistance in Canada. Get PDF
Stapleton, J., Pooran, B., & Doucet, R. (2011). Making Toronto safer: A cost-benefit analysis of transitional housing supports for men leaving incarceration. John Howard Society of Toronto.
Stapleton, J., Procyk, S. & Kochen, L. (May, 2011). What stops us from working?
Baldwin, A., Procyk, S., & Stapleton, J. (Feb. 7, 2011). Income security: Collective responses for a prosperous Toronto region. Civic Action.
Stapleton, J. (January 2011). What’s your government’s share of GDP? The answer is pointless. The Mark.
2010
Milway, J., Chan, K., Stapleton, J., & Cook, B. (Dec. 2010). The poor still pay more: Challenges low income families face in consuming a nutritious diet. Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity.
Stapleton, J., & Procyk, S. (November, 2010). A patchwork quilt: Income security for Canadians with disabilities. Institute for Work and Health.
Stapleton, J. (November, 2010). Zero dollar Linda. The Metcalf Foundation.
Johnston, P., & Stapleton, J. (Sept. 2010). Forging a new relationship with government. How the non-profit sector in Ontario can thrive in partnership with the government. Ontario Nonprofit Network.
Stapleton, J. (Sept. 29, 2010). The recession’s repeat performance. The Mark.
Stapleton, J. (Sept. 3, 2010). Sixty and single in Ontario. The Mark.
Stapleton, J. (Aug. 16, 2010). A country founded on statistics. The Mark.
Stapleton, J. (August, 2010). Prosperity and the economy barely surviving: The predicament of Toronto’s poor single adults Vote Toronto 2010.
Stapleton, J. (July 6, 2010). In the 1960s, protests ended with concerts. It’s just one of the ways they were different from today’s protests. The Mark.
Stapleton, J. (June 16, 2010). The Battle Between Paradigms: With economic recovery, a new stimulus-based mentality has arrived to challenge the old laissez-faire way of thinking. The Mark.
Stapleton, J. (June 11, 2010). What to make of former Bank of Canada governor David Dodge’s predictions on Canada’s economy? The Mark.
Stapleton, J., & Tweddle, A. (May, 2010). Not so easy to navigate: A report on the complex array of income security programs and educational planning for children in care in Ontario. The Laidlaw Foundation.
Seven things you should know.
A message to all mothers in Ontario.
Stapleton, J., & Shillington, R. (May. 2010). Cutting through the fog: Why is it so hard to make sense of poverty measures. The Metcalf Foundation,
Stapleton, J. (May 11, 2010). VE-day: Remembering Canada’s role. The Mark.
Stapleton, J. (May 10, 2010). Minimalist waitressing. The Mark.
Stapleton, J. (Apr. 29, 2010). The perfect calm: We may not be out of the economic storm yet. The Mark.
Stapleton, J. (Apr. 14, 2010). E-I spells post-recession welfare. The Mark.
Stapleton, J. (Apr. 15, 2010). Imagine a world without taxes. The Mark.
Stapleton, J. (Mar. 31, 2010). Back to scratch: The gap between the minimum wage and the welfare rate is as wide as it was during the Depression. The Mark.
Stapleton, J. (March 2, 2010). Down but not out: Reforming social assistance rules that punish the poor for saving. C. D. Howe Institute, e-brief.
Stapleton, J. (Feb. 24, 2010). The recession continues. The Mark.
2009
Stapleton, J. (Oct. 2009). Why don’t we want the poor to own anything? Our relentless social policy journey toward destitution for the 900,000 poorest people in Ontario. The Metcalf Foundation
Stapleton, J. (Oct. 2009). Close encounters of the “thirties” kind. Ontario Alternative Budget 2009: Centre for Policy Alternatives.
Stapleton, J. (2009). Time for a “Made in Ontario” working income tax benefit. Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity/Open Policy Ontario.
Stapleton, J. (May, 2009). The ‘ball’ or the ‘bridge:’ The stark choice for social assistance reform in Ontario. Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
Stapleton, J. (Feb., 2009). The silence of the lines. Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
2008
Senate Report. (2008). Poverty, housing and homelessness: Issues and options. First Report of the Subcommittee on Cities of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology.
Laurie, N. (2008). The cost of poverty: Analysis of the economic cost of poverty in Ontario. Ontario Association of Food Banks. November.
Pomeroy, S, Steele, M. Hoy, J, & Stapleton, J. (2008). A housing benefit for Ontario: One housing solution for a poverty reduction strategy. A proposal submitted to the Province of Ontario by a coalition of industry and community organizations. November.
Stapleton, J. (2008). Income security for working-age adults in Canada: Let’s consider the model under our nose. The Metcalf Foundation, November.
Stapleton, J., & Tweddle, A. (2008). Navigating the maze: Improving coordination and integration of disability income and employment policies and programs for people living with HIV/AIDS -A discussion paper. Canadian Working Group on HIV and Rehabilitation.
Stapleton, J & Shillington, R. (2008). No strings attached: How the tax-free savings account can help lower-income Canadians get ahead. C.D. Howe Institute. eBrief, Sept. 30, 1-5.
Stapleton, J. (2008). Why is it so tough to get ahead. Perception, 29, 3&4, 18-20.
Baldwin, A., Drummond, D. & Stapleton, J. (2008). New assets and income policies to assist low-income adults under Ontario’s Poverty Reduction Strategy. TD Bank Financial Group.
Stapleton, J. (April, 2008). The last recession spook:’ A very curable disease. Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, 1-5.
2007
Stapleton, J. (2007). Why is it so tough to get ahead?: How our tangled social programs pathologize the transition to self-reliance. The Metcalf Foundation.
Stapleton, J. & LaFrambroise, C. (2007). Coming of age in a man’s world. Life, times and wisdom of Dorothea Crittenden: Canada’s first woman deputy minister.
Stapleton, J. (2007). Don’t it always seem to go. Literary Review of Canada, April.
Stapleton, J. (2007). Lets_take_reframing_seriously . Self-published essay
2006
Stapleton, J. & Nascimento, O. (2006). Poor immigrants in Canada: Are they working? A community perspective. Report to the 11th International Metropolis Conference. October 2-6, Lisbon, Portugal.
39th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION, Standing committee on human resources, social development and the status of persons with disabilities.
Stapleton, J. (2006). Commentary. The Walrus, September 17.
2005
Stapleton, J. (2005). Tracking those in poverty. Literary Review of Canada, November.
Stapleton, J. (2005). Connecting Public Policy with Frontline Experience. Ideas that Matter, 3, 39-42.
Stapleton, J. & LaFrambroise, C. (2005). The Campbell report: The origins of modern public assistance in Ontario.
2004
Stapleton, J. (2004). Like falling off a cliff: The incomes of low-wage and social recipients in the 1990s. In J. D. Hulchanski and M. Shapcott (Eds.), Finding room: Policy options for a Canadian rental housing strategy. Centre for Urban and Community Studies, University of Toronto.
Stapleton, J. (2004). Transitions revisited: Implementing the vision. Caledon Institute of Social Policy.