
DEEP Briefing – new monthly series of policy briefs
DEEP is excited to be launching the first two issues of DEEP Briefing.
This new series of briefs offers a summary of key findings and policy recommendations arising from DEEP faculty and student research.
April 2025
Redefining DEI: from Implicit Bias Training to Systemic Change. Workers feel tired of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) status quo. In this issue of DEEP Briefing, research by DEEP scholar Jeffrey To reveals what it may take to rebrand DEI from a check-box exercise to something that can drive meaningful organizational change.
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March 2025
Investing in Safety and Stability: The Urgent Need to Fund Second-Stage Shelters for Women Escaping Violence presents new research by a DEEP McBurney Fellow. It identifies the urgent need for more available housing options for women fleeing intimate partner violence and highlights the need for more second-stage shelters. Conclusions and recommendations are tailored to the Québec context.
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February 2025
Chester-Connaught Priority Sector: A Call to Action, is based on research by two students in DEEP’s McBurney Fellowship Program. It reveals a significant need in the historically neglected Chester-Connaught area of Montreal, identifies primary areas of concern, proposes concrete recommendations, and calls for urgent action by the City of Montreal.
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Research in Equity, Ethics and Policy

A community’s health is socially determined by the policies of legislators, decision-makers and health professionals that determine who and how they benefit from the resources available.
Our researchers are engaged in scholarship, outreach and partnerships that explore equitable and ethical considerations for health systems across low, medium and high income countries.