TheFutureEconomy.ca Podcast

Canadian Research on Marginalized Groups

Episode Summary

Interview with Cecilia Benoit, winner of a 2020 Killam Prize, on her research on marginalized groups in Canada, and applications for the future economy.

Episode Notes

Interviewee: 

• Cecilia Benoit, Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Victoria and a Scientist at the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR). Her research focuses on the inequities embedded in laws, policies, programs, and research agendas at multiple levels of government. She is a recipient of numerous awards, including the Governor General’s Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case and most recently, the Killam Prize.