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Building a Dynamic Future: The Next Generation of Public Service Talent

...of social science disciplines. Although public services rely on applied research and technical expertise in various fields, students in science, business and engineering programs, among others, are rarely exposed to...

Date: Wednesday June 7, 2017


Peter Loewen

Peter Loewen is a Professor in the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy and the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto. He is interested in how politicians can make better decisions, in how citizens can make better choices, and how governments can address the disruption of technology and harness its opportunities. PPF welcomes him as a Fellow.

Date: Tuesday October 11, 2016


Sequencing the Crisis: How genomics morphed from a COVID-19 research tool to a critical part of the pandemic response

As COVID-19 surged through Canada’s population, the country’s genomics community came together in an ambitious national consortium to sequence the genomes of the virus and Canadians exposed or affected. Its challenging work didn’t stop there. Mary Gooderham recounts how it was done.

Date: Monday October 25, 2021


The Promise and Pitfalls of the Internet of Things in Canada

...future high-tech skills needs. Profile of a Data Scientist: Thomas Levi Thomas Levi is currently Director of Data Science at Unbounce, based in Vancouver, B.C. With IoT will come the...

Date: Friday December 16, 2016


Canada’s Moonshot Expert Advisory Panel

...and on the Carter Center Advisory Board. Ms. Theodore holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, a Master of Arts in Political Science, both from Carleton University, and a...

Date: Tuesday May 18, 2021


Pandemic Learning: Paid Micro-Training Opportunities for Post-Pandemic Recovery

Broad, rapid government support received widespread support in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on their public opinion research, Peter Loewen and Blake Lee-Whiting argue that Canadians, especially those who lost income or jobs during the pandemic, would be eager to receive government-assisted skills training as part of that support.

Date: Monday June 28, 2021


Leveraging the Skills of Social Sciences and Humanities Graduates

Canadians are among the best-educated people on the planet. But are they getting the education they need — particularly in the fields of social sciences and humanities — to maximize their employment prospects in today's fast-changing workplace? This report explores the level of the so-called "skills gap" and identifies issues and solutions to equip university graduates with the tools to transition from student to employee.

Date: Friday January 31, 2020


Rhetoric vs. Results: Shaping Policy to Benefit Canada’s Middle Class

Canada’s standard of living has been slipping: Between 1945 and 1976, parents could expect that their children would make twice the salary they did but today’s parents would be waiting 400 years for that to happen. Despite a professed desire to help the middle class, governments have done very little to do so; they fail to address this issue at their peril. This paper by PPF Fellow Don Wright provides several ways to fix the problem.

Date: Monday June 28, 2021


Poisoning Democracy: How Canada Can Address Harmful Speech Online

The rise of harmful speech online is a threat to Canada’s democracy. This report outlines how governments and digital platform companies can better address hate and harassment, including the creation of a Moderation Standards Council.

Date: Thursday November 8, 2018


Report 1: The Waiting is the Hardest Part

“The Waiting is the Hardest Part” is the first piece in a six-part series focused on attitudes about COVID-19, vaccine hesitancy, public trust and support for government, and how this is all changing over time. The project is authored by Dr. Peter Loewen and is based on data collected by the Media Ecosystem Observatory (MEO).

Date: Monday January 18, 2021


Governance in the Digital Age

The digital transformation that governments are seeking and citizens are expecting is more than just 'a challenge,' says PPF's Prime Ministers of Canada Fellow Kent Aitken in this new report. After conducting almost 300 interviews over the course of a year, he concludes that governments are currently not set up for the complexities of the digital age and suggests four areas that they need to fundamentally change.

Date: Wednesday September 26, 2018


Future Proof: Connecting Post-Pandemic Canada

What public policy measures are needed to ensure that Canada’s digital connectivity infrastructure fully supports an inclusive, competitive post-pandemic economy?

Date: Monday October 4, 2021


Paul Santerre: A formula for turning ideas into products

...soaps to extract oil from Alberta’s oil sands. “This was a very abnormal situation. Very few basic science labs in Canada were doing commercial translation activity, as it was looked...

Date: Tuesday May 23, 2017


Pathways to Sustainable Access to Innovative Medicines for Canadians

This report is the culmination of a project that engaged Canadians in roundtable discussions about access barriers, the role of real-world evidence in system improvement, and how to move the healthcare system forward. Participants’ recommendations on reducing barriers to access, strengthening data and evidence and finding balance in our healthcare system.

Date: Friday April 20, 2018


A formula for turning ideas into products

...soaps to extract oil from Alberta’s oil sands. “This was a very abnormal situation. Very few basic science labs in Canada were doing commercial translation activity, as it was looked...

Date: Wednesday May 24, 2017