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Primary Care for Everyone
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...governing authorities, health system providers and regulators, health professionals and their associations, patient groups, technology providers, ministries, health authorities and agencies, and others. These leaders are the custodians of our...
Date: Wednesday March 29, 2023
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
Ilse Treurnicht
Person
...as CEO of Primaxis Technology Ventures, a seed stage venture capital firm (1999-2005). She was chair of the Canadian Task Force on Social Finance (2010), served on the Government of...
Date: Wednesday January 1, 1992
From the barn to the bench
Article
...animals better. Today, she’s a veterinary researcher who makes better animals. Mallard, an immunogeneticist at the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, has developed High Immune Response (HIR) technology that...
Date: Wednesday May 24, 2017
Canada-China meeting: National Security and Human Rights
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...have seen China move along the supply chain. China has transitioned from seeking natural resources to advanced technology. Another example is in the acquisition of small firms: concerns have emerged...
Date: Tuesday December 19, 2017
Premier Jason Kenney at the 2019 Peter Lougheed Awards Dinner
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On Nov. 13 in Calgary, Premier of Alberta Jason Kenney explored three forms of reconciliation for Alberta's provincial government: with Alberta’s Indigenous people, of energy growth and environmental stewardship, and of the provincial and federal fields within Canadian Confederation.
Date: Thursday November 21, 2019
Bonnie Mallard: From the barn to the bench
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...developed High Immune Response (HIR) technology that man- ages livestock health through genetic identification. The patented technology is licensed by a Canadian company called Semex Alliance, which markets the enhanced...
Date: Tuesday May 23, 2017
Opinion: How COVID-19 innovation is leading to better health services for Canadians
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COVID-19 propelled our governments to develop and implement innovative and unprecedented programs to protect and support us throughout the pandemic. Health care accounts for 11.5 % of Canada’s total GDP, and with so many exciting technologies coming on stream and consumers embracing change - the possibilities for innovation are endless. Our new ways of thinking can benefit citizens for generations. This article shares observations, framed from our experiences supporting Ontario health leaders during the pandemic. Together we can leverage this moment to drive innovation and imagine the health systems we want for tomorrow.
Date: Monday August 23, 2021
The Deep, Blue Sink
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...N.S., Planetary Technologies benefited from support provided by the Oceans Stream at CDL-Atlantic. The company is redeveloping carbon removal technology, taking carbon directly out of the air and using seawater...
Date: Tuesday October 11, 2022
Speer and Asselin: How Canada can compete in the intangibles economy
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The rise of the intangible economy requires us to re-evaluate, refine and reorient how we think about economic policy and aim to position Canada to compete in a new market dynamic. The stakes are high. We need to make the right choices today if we want to thrive in an era of intangibles. And some of these decisions challenge decades of conventional wisdom.
Date: Sunday April 7, 2019
Sequencing the Crisis: How genomics morphed from a COVID-19 research tool to a critical part of the pandemic response
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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
Nature-based Solutions: Some of the Answers to Climate Change Come Naturally
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There is a broadly based consensus in Canada that includes governments, Indigenous peoples, environmental groups, industry and other stakeholders that nature-based solutions will play a crucial role as Canada works to meet its climate change objectives. The Energy Future Forum (EFF) believes the agreement presents a rare and unique opportunity – one that Canada must seize as part of its climate change suite of policies.
Date: Wednesday November 11, 2020
Building a Dynamic Future: The Next Generation of Public Service Talent
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...to work remotely or customize schedules can be particularly helpful for employees who make long daily commutes to the office or have to juggle multiple obligations. Technology can serve as...
Date: Wednesday June 7, 2017
PPF announces 2018 Peter Lougheed Award honourees
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The Peter Lougheed Award for Leadership in Public Policy will be presented to four exemplary Western leaders being recognized for their extraordinary leadership and contribution to public policy and public discourse. The honourees will be celebrated at PPF’s Annual Western Dinner in Vancouver on Sept. 19.
Date: Monday June 4, 2018
Naila Moloo – 2023 Emerging Leader Award Recipient
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Filled with a burning desire to create positive change for her community, Caitlin Tolley has used her voice at home and on the global stage as an advocate for Indigenous people. On April 12, the Public Policy Forum will recognize her work with the Emerging Leader Award at its Annual Testimonial Dinner & Awards in Toronto.
Date: Monday April 3, 2023