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Mirusha Yogarajah

Miru is a writer and filmmaker from Toronto. Their work aims to interrogate the multifaceted experiences of being a person on the margins and the systems they come into contact with. They enjoy their friends, their dog Neptune, and board games. Miru is a 2021 Local Journalism Fellow.

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Our employment insurance system was built before the rise of temp work, gig work, and foreign labour. It’s time for an overhaul.

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