Description
Ricardo Tranjan is a political economist and senior researcher with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Previously, Tranjan managed Toronto’s Poverty Reduction Strategy and taught at universities in Ontario and Quebec. His early academic work focused on economic development and participatory democracy in Brazil, his native country. His current research is on political economy of social policy in Canada. Ricardo holds a PHD from the University of Waterloo, where he was a Vanier Scholar. A frequent media commentator in English and French, he lives in Ottawa.
Danijela Kosanovic was born and raised in Serbia. Married young, Daniejla and her husband, Dragan, had a baby boy and had high hopes of leaving Serbia to give him the best opportunities possible. They relocated to Malta, but soon realized this wasn’t the best fit for them, so they set off on a long and trying journey, which led them to Canada.
With many road bumps along the way and the housing crisis striking hard, they persevered. Nothing has stopped these two from writing their story, one of resilience and overcoming. With determination, they continue to strive to provide. When a door closes, they search for another to open. Although they still question their decision to leave, they continue to look at each day as a new opportunity to work hard and encourage themselves and others to be better, to do better.
