PPF Explains
Understand the big issues behind Canadian policy debates with our series of explainers drawing facts from PPF reports and policy experts.
What are critical minerals and the Ring of Fire?
A collection of minerals will form 'the foundation upon which modern technology is built.' Here's where they come from and the challenges Canada faces producing them.
What are interprovincial trade barriers? And can they finally be killed?
Interprovincial trade barriers have long been a frustration and drag on the economy. Donald Trump's trade war could change that.
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
Tariffs take effect. Here’s what it means for the Canadian economy.
How exactly will the trade war impact Canada? Here are the key forecasts from top economists on both sides of the border.
The U.S. trade war and what happens next
Donald Trump's tariff declaration marks an unprecedented turn in Canada-U.S. relations. Here's how it could affect Canada, the oil industry and what America hopes to gain
What are tariffs and what do they mean for Canada?
Donald Trump has talked repeatedly about tariffs — and Canada has been his prime focus lately. Here's how new tariffs would work and what the potential fallout could look like.
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What is state capacity?
The ability of a government to carry out its essential work has become a pressing issue in increasingly complex times
Ten ideas to help solve the productivity crisis
The biggest and brightest ideas from our Canada Growth Summit 2024
What is productivity? And why is it such a problem in Canada?
Canada's long record of weak productivity has become a national 'emergency.' Economists Robin Shaban and Laura Adkins-Hackett break down the problem and possible solutions.
What is green steel?
In the race to net-zero, steel demand will soar. The pressure is on to decarbonized the steelmaking progress.
What is green hydrogen?
The abundant element holds a key to a net-zero future. But its economic viability depends critically on abundant, clean, cheap electricity.
Alberta’s electrical grid is overloaded. Here’s what to know.
Record cold led to a string of warnings about the province's maxed-out grid. It's also fueled an ongoing debate about the challenges of a net-zero future.
What is Article 6 and how does it work?
The sixth article of the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change could be a game-changer for Canada, and in the fight to reduce global emissions
What is the Atlantic Loop, and how important is it?
The regional electrical grid proposal has become unpopular with some provinces, but it could be essential to long-term ambitions
Major change to competition law is coming. Will it go far enough?
Canada is reforming competition law with a sort of ‘radical incrementalism’. A more radical rethink may also be in needed.