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Gig work is becoming increasingly prevalent in Canada as platform economy technological disruption sweeps north. Gig work can allow workers flexibility, but this type of work often becomes a substitute for more secure employment. This piece examines the nature of gig work in Canada by exploring who gig workers are, why they choose to pursue gig work, how they perceive their own social status and the policies they prefer.

Le 18 juin 2021, le Forum des politiques publiques a réuni plus de 30 expert.e.s et praticien.ne.s du domaine de l’immigration au Canada. La table ronde intitulée « Renforcer l’écosystème de l’immigration au Canada » a porté sur un système d’immigration modernisé par le numérique. Le consensus était clair : Un système d’immigration modernisé est nécessaire, et une telle modernisation doit être inclusive, axée sur les immigrant.e.s, et ne doit pas perpétuer de préjugés au sein du système. Katie Davey, chargée de politiques, et Fatemah Ebrahim, associée de politiques au Forum des politiques publiques, reviennent sur la table ronde :

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Sharleen Gale is Chief of the Fort Nelson First Nation in British Columbia and Chair of the First Nations Major Projects Coalition. Edward Greenspon is President of the Public Policy Forum and former Editor-in-Chief of The Globe and Mail.

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David Dodge, former governor of the Bank of Canada and deputy minister of finance, and Michael Horgan, former deputy minister of finance, are senior advisors with Bennett Jones.

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Sean Speer is PPF's Prime Ministers of Canada Fellow, and Peter Loewen is a Professor in the Department of Political Science and the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy.

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The Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) has been a valuable asset to Canadians in light of the layoffs, cutbacks, and closures spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic. CERB and other government financial assistance programs facilitated public support for lockdown and social distancing and so income replacement programs were necessary to avoid societal suffering and to prevent the economy from free fall. While the functioning of this program was conducive to a time of an economic-induced coma, how will these benefits operate during a partial reopening? In this new report, Amin Mawani examines the restructuring of CERB during an economic partial re-opening.

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COVID-19 has exacerbated many issues across many sectors including Canada's higher education sector. With classes moving online and no clear end date, students face the challenge of education from home, some without skill or resource. In this article a number of esteemed authors compile an agenda from a policy perspective on what needs to be the focus and the funding priorities to ensure success in higher education and in turn, the Canadian workforce.

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The COVID-19 pandemic brought to light many forms of prevention and social distancing engagement across the globe. Through a balance of Western medicinal practices as well as practices regarding the traditional heritage of the Six Nations; Chief Mark Hill discusses the reserve's COVID-19 action plan and some enlightening news in a time of the pandemic.

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In this featured Policy Speaking article, PPF Fellow Drew Fagan examines government spending during World War II and the current COVID-19 crisis.

Une stratégie industrielle axée sur les défis peut servir d'« étoile polaire » pour les décideurs du Canada en cette période de changements technologiques et géopolitiques importants. Le monde évolue, et les hypothèses acceptées depuis longtemps au Canada doivent être ajustées en conséquence. Edward Greenspon Président et chef de la direction du FPP nous vous invitons à lire le rapport et à vous mobiliser.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on pre-existing inequities in worker needs. Authors Shiva Mazrouei & Anjum Sultana explain that now is the time to re-imagine and reconstruct access to the labour market, enabling decent work for more Canadians.

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As businesses and supply chains continue to cease operations to help stop the spread of COVID-19, the virus has resulted in a recession unlike any other in memory. As provinces and territories begin the conversation on re-opening the economy, in his first Policy Speaking blog, PPF fellow Glen Hodgson, lays out the key questions that will need to be addressed.

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In times of crisis, the actions of government differ from normal times. PPF's Vice-President, Policy and former public servant Brian Bohunicky helps us reflect on some of the differences we are seeing and whether they should remain after the crisis.

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The world will eventually return to a post-pandemic reality where climate change will once again dominate the national and global agenda. In his first Policy Speaking blog, Dale Eisler, Senior Policy Fellow at the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Regina summarizes renowned professor and author Vaclav Smil's latest article 'What we need to know about the pace of decarbonisation.”