Search Results for: Environment
Power Plays
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...(Canada) Inc. Mutch runs through a list of recent environmental calamities to drive home the need to move fast. “Just here in Nova Scotia we had [hurricane] Fiona, then we...
Date: Monday February 26, 2024
Canada’s Next Leap of Faith
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...environment is a source, not of wealth alone, but of other, less tangible satisfactions as well. Moreover, abuse of the environment is seen to threaten not only our prosperity, but...
Date: Saturday November 5, 2022
Options for a Canada-China FTA Negotiation Strategy
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...Environmental Cooperation in NAFTA is an example) in which both parties commit to enforce their own domestic laws and perhaps establish a Council on environmental cooperation that fosters partnerships between...
Date: Tuesday June 20, 2017
Science Disinformation in a Time of Pandemic
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By drawing parallels to elections, climate change and the anti-vaccination movement, author Christopher Dornan illustrates how disinformation about COVID-19 can pose significant risks for public health, social cohesion and collective trust. Dornan identifies several useful recommendations for citizens, governments and social media platforms to consider to effectively combat disinformation and engage in evidence-based discussion about scientific findings.
Date: Tuesday September 1, 2020
Revitalizing Canada’s Manufacturing Economy for a Post-COVID World
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COVID-19 has made it clear that Canada needs a strong domestic manufacturing sector to produce what it needs. Industrial production has been stagnant in the country for two decades and it’s a must for Canada to create and sustain a resilient manufacturing economy that will also be more competitive in a globalized economy and that will create good jobs while minimizing environmental impacts.
Date: Thursday November 5, 2020
Marshalling Incubators to Build Global Companies
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...environment, roundtable participants noted that it is crucial that incubators and accelerators not only better differentiate themselves from one another and demonstrate their unique value, but that they also refocus...
Date: Wednesday March 1, 2017
The Promise and Pitfalls of the Internet of Things in Canada
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...safety 7. Vehicles: predictive maintenance, usage-based design 8. Cities: adaptive traffic control, resource management, smart meters, environmental monitoring, compliance 9. Outside: transit and navigation (particularly for trains, airplanes, ships) McKinsey...
Date: Friday December 16, 2016
The Shattered Mirror: 5 Years On
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Our latest report discusses how to save local news in Canada, and how to best adapt the Australian model of negotiated compensation between Google/Meta and the news industry.
Date: Thursday March 3, 2022
Job Posting: Vice-President of Policy
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...order to identify gaps in the current federal or provincial policy environment that lead to opportunities for new projects and to enable the Forum to continue to build areas of depth....
Date: Thursday March 22, 2018
Transformational Gains
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Global events are creating unprecedented opportunities for Canada to attract capital, talent and companies. In an age of disruptive technological advances, Canada must focus on research, talent and innovation to strengthen its innovative capacity, global competitiveness, and economic and social fabric.
Date: Tuesday February 5, 2019
What the Saskatchewan Roughriders Can Teach Canadian Journalism
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Many different approaches to support journalism, locally and beyond, have emerged in recent years in the wake of the sharp decline of traditional industry players. Public policy will play a crucial role in shaping the rules for ownership innovation and protected space for Canadian journalism.
Date: Tuesday September 25, 2018
Discussion paper: Open policy making in a digital age
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...rooted in the digital environment. For example, companies like Apple or Samsung produce tools — phones, tablets — that run on operating systems designed to have third-party organizations build applications...
Date: Wednesday April 12, 2017
Toward ‘eyes-open’ engagement with China
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Members of the Public Policy Forum’s Canada-China forum seek a balanced approach to engagement with China that is economically beneficial and politically acceptable to Canadians
Date: Tuesday June 20, 2017
The Data Talks: How Statistics Canada Measured a Pandemic
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Canada’s economy has had its ups and downs, crashes, failures and recessions, but how do you measure the business impact of a country that simply stopped working and intentionally shut down its economy to halt the spread of COVID-19?
Date: Tuesday November 3, 2020
It’s not a problem we need to solve, it’s really about good management
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As the world of work continuously shifts, modernizes and innovates, what moves can be made to get and stay ahead when it comes to making work more accessible? PPF co-hosted The Future of Accessible Work panel discussion with Microsoft Canada featuring national and international accessibility leaders & advocates. This speaker series engaged PPF members to learn about accessibility and inclusion straight from the experts. To keep the conversation going and share our lessons learned, we have encapsulated five significant takeaways from the discussion.
Date: Wednesday March 11, 2020