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Discussion paper: Open policy making in a digital age
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...responsive to information shared through that platform and deliver on promises. Recognize that the immediacy of social media and digital tools can be at odds with the context of the...
Date: Wednesday April 12, 2017
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
Report 3: Do Vaccine Brand Preferences Exist?
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Canada has approved four COVID-19 vaccines for use and secured access to more vaccine doses per person than any other country. With such a wide array of vaccines likely to be made available to them, Canadians’ preferences on which vaccine they receive could have a big impact on the vaccination campaign. With data from the Media Ecosystem Observatory, Dr. Peter Loewen breaks down what Canadians consider most important in a vaccine, and which vaccines they prefer.
Date: Tuesday March 16, 2021
Discussion paper: Open policy making in a digital age
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...promises. Recognize that the immediacy of social media and digital tools can be at odds with the context of the greater policy development machine that is slow- moving. As with...
Date: Wednesday April 12, 2017
Report 4: Do We Still Have a Consensus Around COVID-19
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News headlines emphasize non-compliance and dissatisfaction with the COVID-19 response. Yet a COVID-19 consensus has emerged, and Canadians are as supportive of governments’ response to the virus as they were 10 months ago. Examining data from the Media Ecosystem Observatory, Dr. Peter Loewen finds that Canadians broadly agree on the risks of the disease, what measures should be taken to fight it and how much income support individuals and businesses should receive.
Date: Tuesday April 20, 2021
Bilingual Communications & Marketing Specialist
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...other publications on all platforms; Proactively seek media coverage for newsworthy initiatives, draft press releases, plan media launches and coordinate interviews; Collaborate with management and staff to create memorable experiences...
Date: Friday June 1, 2018
Who’s threatening democracy? Tyrants, technology – and us
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Are we amusing ourselves to death while darker forces of disinformation undermine our democracy? By Edward Greenspon
Date: Tuesday May 1, 2018
Contact Us
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...more information, please call or email. Media inquiries Email Alison Uncles, Vice-President, PPF Media and Communications General Inquiries 613.238.7858 Media inquiries PPF Contact Form Please fill out the form below....
Date: Wednesday October 18, 2017
Report 5: Reaching the Vaccine Hesitant
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As the supply and availability of vaccines continue to increase across Canada, the only limiting factor on vaccination rates will soon be the willingness of otherwise-reluctant individuals to be vaccinated. Examining data from the Media Ecosystem Observatory, Dr. Peter Loewen provides a real-time view of the vaccine hesitant in Canada. Who are these people? Where do they live? How informed are they about COVID-19?
Date: Tuesday May 18, 2021
Move over Oscars, we’re announcing our 2019 policy stars
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We're pleased to announce all five of our honourees for our 2019 Testimonial Dinner honourees, for their dedication to public service and strengthening our democracy and its institutions.
Date: Thursday January 31, 2019
We can save democracy from destructive digital threats
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In this Op-ed, Ed Greenspon and Taylor Owens discuss some of the policy options which would help address the threats to democracy posed by hate speech and disinformation, and which has been empowered by a highly consolidated digital media landscape.
Date: Tuesday August 21, 2018
The black funnel: #MeToo, #BlackLivesMatter and I
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Action Canada's Kharoll-Ann Souffrant '20 weaves together #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter with her own experience and calls for judicial and cultural change to eliminate this 'persistent global scourge'.
Date: Monday August 17, 2020
Flipping the Script: Alberta Health Services’ online assessment tool becomes the core of the province’s COVID response
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Little did Alberta Health Services' Digital Experience team know this moment would shift the province’s whole pandemic strategy, and become the core of Alberta’s COVID response. Their assessment tool with online booking and results would get attention from across North America, and spark a form of collaboration that would cast lasting doubt on the way things have always been done.
Date: Monday October 26, 2020
A House Undivided: Making Senate Independence Work
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...embraced this reality and allowed for maximum spending flexibility. While the public and the media could not comprehend how no rules could have been broken in the so-called spending scandals,...
Date: Thursday September 22, 2016
PPF welcomes budget measures that support Canadian journalism
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...is a complex area of policy-making given the vital role an independent media plays in our democracy and the financial pressures on fulfilling that role. Much more needs to be...
Date: Tuesday February 27, 2018