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Rethinking the Public Policy Process: A Public Engagement Framework

Released: Wednesday April 22, 2009
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Today many issues can’t be solved by governments working alone. This paper takes seriously the claim that to adequately address these issues, we need a new generation of public processes. It explains what public engagement processes are, why we need them, how they work, and some of the special issues, challenges and opportunities they pose for governments and the public.

Tags: Public Service
Policy Speaking
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What it will take to make Canada an AI powerhouse

An expert panel convened by PPF looked at some key barriers, including energy systems and copyright law, that could hold Canada back
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Podcast

Erin O’Toole on how to deal with Donald Trump, Arctic security and energy

The former leader of the Conservative Party — and wonk at heart — discusses why he's big on boosting defence and why talking publicly about Trump is a bad idea
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Elizabeth Dowdeswell — 2025 Testimonial Dinner Award Honouree

After a storied career that spanned all levels of government and culminated as the longest-serving lieutenant-governor of Ontario, Elizabeth Dowdeswell says she has much more she wants to do in the “unfinished business” of democracy
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Other Publications
Report

Different Paths of Pandemic Protection

A comparative case study on vaccine rollouts in Nova Scotia, Quebec and Ontario

Released: Thursday October 28, 2021

Getting Canadians immunized against COVID-19 has been a complicated process in a country that has neither the capabilities to produce its own vaccine nor a centralized healthcare system to administer it.
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Report 6: Three Areas in Which Pandemic Management Could Have Been Better

A Retrospective Report | from the COVID-19 Vaccine Skepticism in Canada Series

Author: Peter Loewen
Released: Tuesday July 27, 2021

Members of Canada’s political class should on balance receive at least a passing grade for their management of the pandemic, and Canadians should be both proud and worried about policymakers’ performance during the COVID-19 pandemic. The three areas in which they could have done better include: keeping schools open, using technology to combat the pandemic, and prioritizing vaccine targeting.
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Public Service Innovation and Leadership During COVID-19: What Can We Learn?

Authors: Daniel Jean and Anna Jahn
Released: Thursday June 3, 2021

In March 2020, Canada entered into its worst pandemic in a century. The country had not faced a multidimensional challenge of this magnitude since the two world wars. However, this time, Canada would be part of the combat theatre and, like most of the planet, ill equipped against a silent...
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