The Globe and Mail · Toronto Star
Nick Saul
Last published Dec. 2025 · On our record since 2010
Where this writer stands
Housing1 piece
Public supply and demand controlsMarket supply and deregulation
“The significant investments in housing are another promising step. Stable, affordable housing allows families to redirect more of their income toward food and other necessities.” Read the piece
Fiscal policy1 piece
Higher taxes and public spendingLower taxes and tighter spending
“Modernizing employment insurance to reflect today's labour-market realities, introducing new income policies such as a groceries and essentials benefit, and tools such as a rental assistance program, would provide much-needed stability for those who are working hard but still falling short of the necessary income each month.” Read the piece
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Recent work
- Opinion: A quarter of Canadians are food insecure. Addressing this must be a national priorityOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 21, 2025
- Growing food bank lines are a sign that society has lost its way. A Groceries and Essentials Benefit would help the most vulnerable citizensOpinion · Toronto Star · May 12, 2024
- Growing food bank lines are a sign that society has lost its way, a Groceries and Essentials Benefit would help the most vulnerable citizensOpinion · Toronto Star · May 11, 2024
- Opinion: Let’s commit to cutting food insecurity in halfOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 4, 2022
- Opinion | Inadequate disability supports make the message clear: Your government will help you die, but not live with dignityOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 4, 2022
- Opinion: Let’s make emergency food lineups historyOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 29, 2021
- Opinion | Canada’s food issues stretch far beyond the rising cost of groceriesOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 13, 2020
- Opinion | Minimum wage hike helps pay for foodOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 2, 2018
- Table scraps for the poor won’t end povertyOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 26, 2017
- Table scraps for the poor won’t end povertyOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 26, 2017
- Reality of living on social assistance | The StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 5, 2010