Search Results for: Future of Work

Dr. Xiangguo Qiu & Dr. Gary Kobinger: Against all odds, they discovered a treatment for Ebola

...“has stimulated a response from the scientific community to say, ‘Wait, this approach really works against infectious pathogens. If it works against Ebola, it’s going to work against a lot...

Date: Wednesday May 23, 2018


Solving the Skills Puzzle: The Missing Piece is Good Information

In a world of work increasingly driven by the supply and demand of skills rather than the qualifications of graduates, employers have trouble finding the workers they need and workers struggle to keep up with changing demands. Emna Braham and Steven Tobin explain how better and more accessible labour market information lies at the heart of clarifying the skills and training needs of today and tomorrow.

Date: Tuesday January 21, 2020


Skills, Training and Lifelong Learning

Training for working Canadians is scarce, and the people who most need it are the least able to get it. As global competition and technological change increase, Canada needs to create effective and inclusive systems of training, which are essential for innovation, growth, employment and good incomes. In this report, Daniel Munro looks at Canada's strengths and weaknesses, training models from around the world, and suggests improvements to lifelong learning systems.

Date: Friday March 29, 2019


Maclean’s Op-ed: How Canada can work on trade with China—without angering America

PPF's Edward Greenspon and the Vice-Chair of the BMO Financial Group Kevin Lynch share their opinion on Canada-China trade in this Maclean's op-ed. They discuss how the Canadian government must diversify its economy, and China is the obvious target. But that there are risks with such a partnership.

Date: Thursday October 11, 2018


Beyond the Big City

How can small communities and rural areas in Canada attract and retain newcomers, most of whom prefer to settle in a few large metropolitan areas? This report examines the experiences of five communities that have looked to immigration to help reverse declining populations and boost economic prospects, and proposes short and long-term solutions.

Date: Tuesday August 6, 2019


Globe editorial: It’s too late for major new ideas to change how next year’s election will work

In this Globe & Mail editorial, the PPF report "Democracy Divided" and its authors Ed Greenspon and Taylor Owens are discussed, as well as the recommendations within the report. The editorial points out that electoral reform has stalled and notes that Greenspon and Owens recommendations could help Elections Canada protect themselves from threats in the digital age.

Date: Monday August 20, 2018


Former Globe and Mail editor-in-chief on the future of Canadian news

CBC News ‘It’s a historic day,’ says PPF President and CEO Edward Greenspon about LaPresse’s move to a non-profit format, as had been suggested in Shattered Mirror. Watch the clip...

Date: Wednesday May 9, 2018


Does serious journalism have a future in Canada?

We all know the news media is in trouble in the digital age. The problem is more one of supply – who will deliver journalism and earn the most money...

Date: Thursday March 3, 2016


July 8, 2013: Reducing Transportation GHG Emissions in Canada – A Dialogue on a Lower Carbon Future (Vancouver roundtable report)

Canada’s Public Policy Forum is convening a series of expert dialogues on challenges and opportunities for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from road transportation in Canada. The transport sector represents...

Date: Monday July 8, 2013


Edward Greenspon: Oil Chaos and the M.I.A. Strategy

Whatever one’s view of the oil industry, we will all be better served by an orderly transition over the current chaos. Oil's implosion in provinces such as Newfoundland, Saskatchewan & Alberta is forcing a 30 year transition in 30 days, and PPF President & CEO Edward Greenspon says we need to be strategic in leveraging the current crisis to stimulate economic activity while addressing climate change.

Date: Thursday April 2, 2020


Connect to Compete: Enabling Entrepreneurship in the Digital Age

COVID-19 has been a wake-up call for Canada’s entrepreneurial economy. This paper shows why some entrepreneurs have thrived while others are facing more barriers than ever.

Date: Thursday October 8, 2020


Frontiers and Borders: The Internet and the Amplification of Illiberalism

"Truth is an inescapable foundation of the liberal order and is in a precarious state in today’s liberal democracy. Our ability to address difficult issues such as climate change or electoral integrity is compromised if truth and public opinion become confused.” Edward Greenspon’s recent essay examines liberalism’s complex state of flux in an age of internet dominance. Greenspon draws on his firsthand experiences as a journalist covering the ascent of liberalism in the late 1980s and early 1990s, using it as a jump-off point for considering the ongoing struggle between the frontiers of change and social progress versus the borders of insecurity and social stability.

Date: Wednesday July 21, 2021


Digital Infrastructure for the Post-Pandemic World

The emergence of COVID-19 forced a shift away from workplaces and schools to online working and learning, but this digital transformation has not been evenly experienced by all Canadians. This report examines the key components of Canada's essential digital infrastructure system, highlights worrying inequalities that exist within this system, and offers recommendations on how to quickly reduce some of the most glaring obstacles that prevent many of those who would benefit the most from accessing training, education and employment opportunities digitally from doing so.

Date: Wednesday May 5, 2021


Public Service Innovation and Leadership During COVID-19: What Can We Learn?

...follow and hopefully will support future responses. While the crisis brought its waves of challenges, it also created a number of opportunities for various levels of government to innovate and...

Date: Thursday June 3, 2021


Keeping Up With the Speed of Disruption

Back by popular demand, the Public Policy Forum’s professional development seminar series Keeping Up With the Speed of Disruption is being offered for a third time, with the first of four sessions taking place on December 7, 2018. The aim of this series is to equip the participants to better understand disruptive technologies, how they can be used to enhance government services and the ways they are challenging policy and governance approaches.

Date: Wednesday November 15, 2017