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Opinion: Without bold action, we’re going to miss a key climate and economic opportunity
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...is whether Canada will catch up and what it will take to do so. Canada’s commitment to reducing its emissions by 40 to 45% below 2005 levels by 2030 and...
Date: Friday September 3, 2021
Policy Approaches to Harmful Content Online
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Canadian society has the resources to operate more effectively than violent extremists — and at scale — said panelists at two PPF events on countering radicalization online. Participants made recommendations in four policy areas to combat hate that festers without intervention, which not only threatens public safety, but the human rights and lived-experiences of all Canadians.
Date: Friday June 28, 2019
Welcome, reimagined
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...and Citizenship Canada. “Our Ukrainian initiative was about establishing, in advance, relationships . By establishing those relationships, we were able to pre-identify all of those needs and all of those...
Date: Tuesday February 21, 2023
Brave New Work Newsletter #1
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In this first edition of our Brave New Work Newsletter: A new report on the strengths and weaknesses of Canada's training systems, what Canada’s associations see trending in the future of work, and students imagine how Canadians would learn if universities and colleges no longer existed.
Date: Monday April 1, 2019
“It’s possible to make every job a good job, we just decide not to”: Lessons from the film industry for the gig economy
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Millions of modest-income earners in Canada are precariously employed. The pandemic has created more unstable economic conditions than ever before--we need a plan for the future of precarious work. Read this case study by Catherine Lathem on navigating precarity in non-standard work – all for PPF's Brave New Work project on the future of work.
Date: Thursday June 10, 2021
Refugees stay put more than other newcomers do – but why?
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Access to more settlement services, easier family reunification and safety are among the myriad reasons refugees tend to stay where they settle in the Maritimes, writes Kelly Toughill
Date: Monday March 4, 2019
Summary report: Open policy-making in a digital age
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...and insights. How is this different in the digital age? Co-hosted by the Government of Canada and the Government of British Columbia, supported by the Public Policy Forum, this one-day...
Date: Wednesday April 12, 2017
Accelerating Growth in Carbon Management: Policy Recommendations for the Federal Government
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Make no mistake, Canada faces unique challenges and opportunities if it is to achieve its climate change objectives of a 40 to 45 per cent reduction in GHG emissions by...
Date: Thursday March 3, 2022
Impacts of Artificial Intelligence on Connected and Autonomous Vehicles and Precision Medicine
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As researchers and business leaders move quickly to explore and exploit an ever-growing field of artificial intelligence opportunities, policy-makers – recognizing AI’s far-reaching implications - seek frameworks to assess and regulate them. These reports examine issues and suggest frameworks for AI’s impact on transportation of people and goods, and on how we predict, identify and treat disease.
Date: Monday December 10, 2018
Go Big, or Go Home? Refocusing Entrepreneurship for Productive & Inclusive Growth
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Entrepreneurship has been called the backbone of the economy. Despite the popularity of hoodie-wearing CEOs and global tech innovations, broad-based entrepreneurship that fuels local productivity and helps solve real-world problems has declined across developed nations. Canada is no exception. COVID-19 has added to the challenge. As Canada recovers, how do we get entrepreneurship back on track?
Date: Wednesday March 17, 2021
Tareq Hadhad: Adapt your product to the Canadian market
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The CEO of Peace by Chocolate is on a mission to spread hope—and to be a major player in Canada’s candy market
Date: Monday July 22, 2019
Processes, People and Public Accountability
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Researchers and reporters documented three forms of harmful online communication during Canada’s 2019 federal election campaign: abuse of individuals, intolerance and hate toward marginalized groups in public online spaces, and an increase in support for hate in private online spaces. In this report, authors Heidi Tworek and Chris Tenove propose a framework to distinguish key dimensions of harmful online communication in Canada, and offer several principles to guide policy development in Canada.
Date: Wednesday December 16, 2020
New Working Arrangements
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The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a rapid rise in the number of Canadians who are teleworking. While for many the transition has been positive, and a significant number of workers and employers indicate an interest in continuing teleworking arrangements post-pandemic, there are inequalities in access and ability to telework. As teleworking will likely continue for many workers post-pandemic, taking steps to resolve these inequalities will be an important part of Canada’s economic recovery, as will ensuring that all Canadians are able to access the skills and training they need to succeed in this new working arrangement.
Date: Wednesday May 12, 2021
Lisa Raitt – 2023 Testimonial Dinner Award Honouree
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Lisa Raitt: “Growth in Canada has been so anemic; we need to talk about this now in hopes of staving off the same kind of emergency situation (as the mid-1990s).”
Date: Thursday February 9, 2023
Growing the Next Crop of Canadian Farmers
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The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted fundamental gaps in our agricultural system. For the first time in generations, many Canadians saw empty grocery store shelves and became acutely aware of the challenges facing our domestic food system. What followed were COVID-19 outbreaks on farms and meat processing plants and temporary foreign workers who were delayed and stranded. The pandemic highlights vulnerabilities in Canada’s food supply-chain and the importance of a resilient agricultural sector.
Date: Wednesday March 10, 2021