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Quebec Child Care Workforce Development Snapshot
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...are qualified and present with the children every day. However, this obligation was temporarily lowered to 1 qualified person out of 3 during the COVID-19 health emergency period. The return...
Date: Tuesday May 10, 2022
Independent and Accountable: Modernizing the Role of Agents of Parliament and Legislatures
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In this report, the Public Policy Forum (PPF) analyzes the current and evolving role of agents at the federal and provincial levels to provide recommendations on how oversight and guidance in the administration of policies can be improved while maintaining their autonomy within Canada’s Westminster system.
Date: Thursday April 26, 2018
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
Making Informed Food Choices
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A lack of information about some aspects of food makes it difficult for Canadians to make informed food choices. Our Task Force set out to address this by considering what policy decisions could improve Canadians' ability to make informed food choices.
Date: Thursday March 7, 2019
Navigating Canada-China Relations in a Turbulent Era
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Canada’s relationship has deteriorated since Canada arrested Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou and China retaliated by arresting Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor. The Trudeau government has weighed the costs of human rights advocacy from an increasingly repressive China against commercial interest with the world’s second-biggest economy. It’s led to a stalemate of sorts, but there are some actions Canada could take.
Date: Wednesday October 7, 2020
Solving for shortages in New Brunswick: Employer Experiences and the Labour Market Across Atlantic Provinces
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Employers across Atlantic Canada are facing skills shortages and are turning to newcomers to fill job vacancies. Yet retention in the region remains a problem, and many immigrants who relocate elsewhere in Canada report employment as a leading cause for their decision to move away. A consultation with local business leaders, business council representatives, educators and immigrant workers provided insights into challenges and policy opportunities.
Date: Tuesday November 24, 2020
Do We Really Want to Make Canadians Poorer?
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...think they have a minimal connection to the health of the oil and gas sector. 3. The Fiscal Impact on the Federal Government ‘Finances of the Nation’ assembles public Canadian...
Date: Wednesday July 27, 2022
What MAiD can teach us about policy-making and leadership
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In 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada instructed the Government of Canada to pass legislation in just over a year that would allow Canadian health practitioners, in specific circumstances, to...
Date: Thursday January 30, 2020
Poisoning Democracy: How Canada Can Address Harmful Speech Online
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The rise of harmful speech online is a threat to Canada’s democracy. This report outlines how governments and digital platform companies can better address hate and harassment, including the creation of a Moderation Standards Council.
Date: Thursday November 8, 2018
Alishya Weiland
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Contact Alishya Alishya Weiland’s passion for public policy sparked out of a desire to influence change within social and health policy. She believes that good policy takes into consideration everyone...
Date: Tuesday June 3, 2014
Managing Precarious Work: Three Canadian Models for Rebalancing Bargaining Power in the Future of Work
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Hear the expression “precarious employment” or the “gig economy” and you’ll almost certainly think of the Uber driver who took you to the airport last week. However, precarious employment dates back much further. This report examines three entrenched models—construction workers, those in film and theatre, and those in academia—for recommendations governments can use to address the growing challenge of gig work.
Date: Monday December 2, 2019
Economic Equality in a Changing World: Removing Barriers to Employment for Women
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Action is needed to alleviate gender barriers: Good intentions are no longer enough. Despite efforts to improve diversity in the workplace, gender inequality remains both an issue of social justice and an equally compelling economic priority. Yet efforts to advance women’s economic inclusion continue to be hampered by the lack of access to information. This report summarizes existing research and prevailing issues surrounding gender inequality, including those exacerbated by COVID-19, and points to further research that needs to be done on initiatives to reduce gender inequalities.
Date: Friday September 25, 2020
A Labour Force Paradigm Shift
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...new demand for long-term care and health care, leaving a glut of unfilled jobs in their wake. “In theory, we all knew it was coming,” Mills said. “And just in...
Date: Tuesday October 11, 2022
Report 1: The Waiting is the Hardest Part
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“The Waiting is the Hardest Part” is the first piece in a six-part series focused on attitudes about COVID-19, vaccine hesitancy, public trust and support for government, and how this is all changing over time. The project is authored by Dr. Peter Loewen and is based on data collected by the Media Ecosystem Observatory (MEO).
Date: Monday January 18, 2021
Edward Greenspon: Oil Chaos and the M.I.A. Strategy
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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