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Legitimacy in Government: A Path to Reconciliation
Event
Legitimacy and Reconciliation in Canada The Public Policy Forum is taking part in a global project, coordinated by The Centre for Public Impact in the United Kingdom, to explore the concept of...
Date: Friday January 5, 2018
PPF conference in Fredericton focuses on immigration; Atlantic Dinner features first Frank McKenna Awards
News
...Dinner in the evening, four leaders will be honoured with the Frank McKenna Award for Leadership in Public Policy for their substantial contributions to public policy in Atlantic Canada: George...
Date: Monday March 19, 2018
DDP Research Memo #3: Polarization and its Discontents
Article
This is the third of a series of DDP Research Memos that map the media ecosystem in the run-up to Canada's October 2019 federal election. It looks at whether Canadians are polarized and how that relates to the social media environment.
Date: Thursday September 12, 2019
Frank McKenna Award | Atlantic Canada
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Our annual award for outstanding contributions to public policy by Atlantic Canadians is named in honour of Frank McKenna, one of the region’s most accomplished leaders. Since 2013, PPF has...
Date: Wednesday October 18, 2017
“It’s possible to make every job a good job, we just decide not to”: Lessons from the film industry for the gig economy
Article
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
Return on Investment: Industry Leadership on Upskilling and Reskilling their Workforce
Publication
As technology changes the nature of work, Canadian companies must create a culture of continuous learning to ensure employees have the skills they need. Many companies have already begun, investing hundreds of millions of dollars in upskilling and reskilling programs to address the skills gap. In latest Skills Next report, Wendy Cukier provides an overview of how companies including AT&T, Scotiabank, TD Bank, Accenture and Walmart are retraining their workforces. Further, it considers the role of government investment, public-private partnerships, and corporate social responsibility in upskilling and reskilling.
Date: Thursday January 30, 2020
Victoria Kuketz
Person
...leadership, leading initiatives in public education and democratic engagement, as well as driving strategic initiatives. She has built public-private partnerships at the Public Policy Forum, MaRS Discovery District, Elections Ontario...
Date: Sunday February 4, 2018
To prepare for the worst, we need to practice failure in emergency management
Article
In major emergencies, regardless of cause, it was almost inevitable that responding authorities would struggle. Even in terrorist or natural disasters that seem to have been handled relatively well, the authorities were overwhelmed by the scale & complexity of what they faced. To prepare for the worst, we need to practice failure in emergency management
Date: Monday September 10, 2018
A Hurry-up Offense for Energy Transition and Clean Growth Projects
Publication
...lands to precede final approvals, putting greater emphasis on the public interest nature of these projects. This approach provides confidence for investors and developers by telescoping different stages and allowing...
Date: Wednesday March 27, 2024
From Investment to Action: Building a Canada-wide Child Care System
Publication
As the current federal government endeavours to be the first to act materially on the promise of child care for all, questions of quality, affordability, accessibility and inclusion will stand in line behind jurisdictional bargaining.
Date: Tuesday May 25, 2021
How to Have it All: LNG, a green economy and reconciliation
Publication
Federal and provincial governments, Indigenous communities and industry can leverage LNG development for a clean energy future. Here’s how
Date: Wednesday January 24, 2024
Allison Gifford
Person
...decade spent advising Fortune 500 American companies on their approach to Canada. Most recently, Allison was Senior Manager of Public Policy at Amazon Canada, designing and executing the company’s public...
Date: Monday June 12, 2023
Canadian Commission on Democratic Expression: How to Make Online Platforms More Transparent and Accountable to Canadian Users
Article
...the public, governments and social media platforms to protect democratic expression in Canada and to counter the harms created by content posted, shared and amplified through social media platforms. We...
Date: Wednesday May 4, 2022
Kabilan: After the tornadoes, let’s avoid the ‘lessons learned’ trap
Article
After six tornadoes ripped through the Ottawa region, there will likely be a review of how authorities responded to this event. The aim of such exercises is to identify the “lessons learned” from the incident in order to improve response and resilience in the future. Unfortunately, “lessons learned” is one of the most misused terms in emergency management.
Date: Tuesday October 2, 2018
Bilingual Communications & Marketing Specialist
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...management and content marketing is an asset. About the Public Policy Forum The Public Policy Forum builds bridges among diverse participants in the policy-making process and gives them a platform...
Date: Friday June 1, 2018