This project investigates how Canada's decentralized federalist structure allow provincial governments to obstruct abortion access, despite national legalization. By employing policy analysis, geospatial mapping, and quantitative sentiment analysis of parliamentary debates, the study aims to identify regional restrictions and policy determinants perpetuating interprovincial disparities. My goal is to inform evidence-based policy recommendations to initiate overdue reform for equitable access to abortion and other politically contentious healthcare services.
Research Proposal - Closing Canada's Abortion Access Gap: Legal, But Not Accessible
Hello everyone! I'm Christina, and my work studies how despite legalization, abortion access inequities continue to exist in Canada. Through mixed methodologies, I aim use this research to catalyze policy windows that ensure governments deliver on universal healthcare services.
Christina Mai
(She/Her)
Scholar, University of Toronto
Hi Laidlaw community :) I'm Christina, a third-year Vietnamese-Canadian Public Policy & Political Science student at UofT. My work at Laidlaw involves using mixed methodologies to reveal service gaps in Canada's universal healthcare system. My current project combines policy analysis & quantitative methods to advocate for the expansion of abortion rights in Canada's healthcare system and beyond. I argue that provincial jurisdictional authority can restrict access for politically contentious medical services, and that the solution requires intergovernmental cooperation across all levels of government.
In addition to my work with Laidlaw scholars, this year I worked with the United Nation's Space Generation Advisory Council and Luxembourg Space Agency to provide a prescriptive review of life on the moon 30 years from now. I also work on the FINCH satellite design team at the University of Toronto Aerospace Team, working to clear licenses to ensure launch as Regulatory Lead and now, Director of Space Systems.
Outside of work, you'll see me spending time with loved ones, playing piano, and listening to music. Some of my dreams are to achieve full free-diving certification, and to attend an Apex Legends/CS2 competition in-person.
If you share any of these interests or if you're curious about my research, feel free to drop me a message right here on the network or email. I'd be thrilled to connect with you!
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