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A New Date for our Testimonial Dinner and Canada Growth Summit

The Public Policy Forum’s annual Testimonial Dinner & Awards and Canada Growth Summit are being rescheduled to Thursday, October 15, 2020. This has not been an easy decision. But while the risk associated with COVID–19 remains relatively low, PPF felt moving these events to the fall is the responsible course. Current tickets will be honoured.

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Podcast: Governing Through a Crisis with the Anne McLellan & John Manley

In this episode, host Edward Greenspon is joined by two former Deputy Prime Ministers of Canada, the Hon. Anne McLellan and the Hon. John Manley. They share what it's like at the cabinet table governing through a crisis like 9/11 or SARS, and what that could tell us about the world after COVID-19.

Find out what it's like to be at the cabinet table in a crisis
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Edward Greenspon: The Worst Times Give Trust a Chance

In times of crisis, citizens look at government through a different lens. In his first blog post for PPF's Policy Speaking series, President & CEO Edward Greenspon emphasizes how public trust is mission critical today for those governing and for those yearning for leadership.

Read about the importance of public trust in times of crisis
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Podcast: The Economy After COVID-19 with David Dodge

In the first episode of PPF's new podcast, Edward Greenspon is joined by one of Canada's great economists David Dodge to help us wrap our heads around the reality of the current financial situation. From 9/11 to the 2008 financial crisis, Dodge compares COVID-19 to economic shocks of the past and helps us re-imagine what the other side of this crisis could look like.

Listen as David Dodge helps us look past the crisis
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Asselin & Speer: COVID-19 shows us why Canada needs a challenge-driven growth strategy

As COVID-19 continues to impact our nation culturally, economically and politically, policymakers can no longer think about economic growth and public policy in the same way as in the past generation and a half. PPF Fellows Robert Asselin and Sean Speer suggest that Canada requires a bold policy response: a new, forward-thinking, challenge-driven growth strategy.

Read about economic transformation beyond the crisis
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New Date | PPF's Fifth Annual Canada Growth Summit

The Public Policy Forum’s annual Testimonial Dinner & Awards and Canada Growth Summit are being rescheduled to Thursday, October 15, 2020. This has not been an easy decision. But while the risk associated with COVID–19 remains relatively low, PPF felt moving these events to the fall is the responsible course. Current tickets will be honoured.

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15 October
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New initiative seeks to develop workable solutions good for environment, economy and unity

The Energy Future Forum (EFF), a new pan-Canadian initiative to develop policy answers that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and strengthen the economy, was officially launched on Dec. 16 at a meeting in Toronto. It's an "unprecedented effort to find common cause in addressing Canada’s climate and energy challenges,” said PPF's Edward Greenspon.

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New North Star II

More and more, Canada's competitiveness on the global stage will be determined by how well we respond to the rise of the intangibles economy. Building on the success of PPF’s April 2019 report A New North Star, Sean Speer and Robert Asselin are teaming up with CIBC Senior Economist Royce Mendes to take a deeper dive into the practical policy responses that will help Canada's economy sink, swim, or float to the top.

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Look back at the 2019/20 Action Canada Fellowship

Action Canada Fellows released their three timely reports on the future of work in March 2020.

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