Annual Testimonial Dinner Honour Roll 2025

An annual celebration of distinguished Canadians who have made outstanding contributions to public policy and good governance

Podcast

What should Canada do about China?

It’s getting hard to tell who’s a friend and who’s an enemy in this turbulent geopolitical era. As Canada searches for new trade partners, one big question mark that’s emerging is what to do about China. Is it time to rethink an economic relationship or are the security risks still...
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Op-Ed

‘Team Canada’ needs a rethink

What Canada requires is a truly all-hands, enduring response that will pay dividends in this crisis and future ones
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Op-Ed

How to bring Canada’s Arctic in from the cold

As interest in the region grows — along with foreign competition — Canada needs a policy rethink to reverse decades of underinvestment
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PPF Explains

How prepared is Canada for a potential H5N1 pandemic?

Progress has been made since COVID to boost readiness, but some key challenges remain, from vaccine hesitancy to misinformation to U.S. tariffs troubles
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Report

How Canada can best respond to the U.S. trade war

A quantitative analysis

Authors: Mark Cameron, Jotham Peters and Brianne Riehl
Released: Thursday March 6, 2025

An analysis of how damaging the U.S. tariffs will be on Canada and the U.S. and potential Canada-led strategies to respond.
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Introducing the Covering Canada: Election 2025 fund

The philanthropic fund — launched by PPF, the Rideau Hall Foundation and the Michener Awards Foundation — will help ensure Canadians get essential election coverage
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Event

Canada Growth Summit 2025: Unleashing Canada’s potential in turbulent times

This event is sold out — but you can still add yourself to the waitlist
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Article

Alfred Burgesson — 2025 Emerging Leader Award

The founder and CEO of Tribe Network has built a Halifax-based organization to support BIPOC entrepreneurs that’s on track to launch a $20-million venture fund
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Waste Not: Unlocking Critical and Strategic Mineral Opportunities in Canada’s Tailings

Action Canada Fellowship 2024-2025

Released: Friday March 7, 2025

FULL REPORT ON ACTIONCANADA.CA Canada’s mine tailings contain untapped critical minerals essential for the green economy, digital technologies, and national defense. As global demand for these minerals rises, re-mining tailings presents an opportunity to enhance domestic supply, reduce environmental risks, and drive economic growth. However, barriers such as regulatory challenges,...
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Decolonizing the Natural Resource Sector: Implementing Free, Prior, and Informed Consent for a Sustainable Future

Action Canada Fellowship 2024-2025

Released: Friday March 7, 2025

Full report on actioncanada.ca Canada’s natural resources sector is at a turning point, shaped by growing recognition of Indigenous rights and the urgent need for sustainable development. Central to this transformation is the principle of Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC), as outlined in the United Nations Declaration on the...
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Report

Resilient Roots: Policy Recommendations for Regenerative Grain Agriculture in Canada

Action Canada Fellowship 2024-2025

Released: Friday March 7, 2025

FULL REPORT ON ACTIONCANADA.CA Canada’s agriculture sector faces mounting challenges—extreme weather, aging demographics, shrinking arable land, and rising costs—while global food demand surges. Regenerative farming offers a crucial solution, restoring ecosystems, combating climate change, and improving farmer livelihoods. However, progress remains uneven, and inaction risks losing this opportunity. Our report...
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Canada Growth Summit 2025: Unleashing Canada’s potential in turbulent times

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Annual Testimonial Dinner Honour Roll 2025

An annual celebration of distinguished Canadians who have made outstanding contributions to public policy and good governance
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What Canadians need to be talking about this election

On WONK this week, host Amanda Lang talks to an all-star election panel about the big issues, the rise of economic nationalism and some positive notes from the campaign
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News

Trump’s Liberation Day ‘fundamentally changes’ global trade

In this week's Canada-U.S. newsletter we look at the fallout from Trump's chaotic tariff rollout, the U.S. Senate's rejection of the fentanyl emergency at the border and much more
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Is an EU-like arrangement the answer to Canada’s trade crisis?

On PPF's podcast WONK, host Amanda Lang talks to Roger Martin about the unravelling of global trade and why a customs union could be the solution for Canada
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