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May 16, 2014: Summary Report on Public Policy Forum Lecture Series
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In the 2013-14 academic year, Canada’s Public Policy Forum has presented four lectures by Canadian leaders at universities across Canada: Mel Cappe, University of Ottawa, October 21 Margaret Norrie McCain,...
Date: Friday May 16, 2014
DDP Research Memo #5: Fact-Checking, Blackface and the Media
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This report takes a closer look at the effectiveness of fact-checking and surveys reaction to the Trudeau blackface controversy on social media.
Date: Thursday October 3, 2019
The Public Policy Leadership Program makes a splash during Smiths Falls visit
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The Lanark, North Leeds & Grenville – Hometown News was hot on the trail of the Public Policy Leadership Program during its visit to Smiths Falls in May 2019 as...
Date: Wednesday June 5, 2019
A New North Star
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Rapid and far-reaching changes to the global economy, driven by technology, demographics and geopolitics, are forcing us to rethink some of the core assumptions of what makes a nation competitive or not. Robert Asselin and Sean Speer offer a bi-partisan strategy for what Canada can do in a data-driven 'intangibles' economy.
Date: Thursday April 4, 2019
Pandemic Learning: Paid Micro-Training Opportunities for Post-Pandemic Recovery
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Broad, rapid government support received widespread support in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on their public opinion research, Peter Loewen and Blake Lee-Whiting argue that Canadians, especially those who lost income or jobs during the pandemic, would be eager to receive government-assisted skills training as part of that support.
Date: Monday June 28, 2021
Automation, AI and COVID-19
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A majority of Canadians indicate they have at least a basic understanding of AI and automation. Politicians have an opportunity to seize upon this perceived knowledge to address coming challenges by linking COVID-19 solutions to challenges — and potentially positives — presented by AI and automation. This new report by Peter Loewen and Blake Lee-Whiting shows signs that Canada has not seen a large populist backlash to the pandemic, but that could be coming, perhaps against immigration policies, if citizens feel the government is not following through on job creation.
Date: Wednesday June 23, 2021
Peter Loewen
Person
Peter Loewen is a Professor in the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy and the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto. He is interested in how politicians can make better decisions, in how citizens can make better choices, and how governments can address the disruption of technology and harness its opportunities. PPF welcomes him as a Fellow.
Date: Tuesday October 11, 2016
Policy Approaches to Harmful Content Online
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Canadian society has the resources to operate more effectively than violent extremists — and at scale — said panelists at two PPF events on countering radicalization online. Participants made recommendations in four policy areas to combat hate that festers without intervention, which not only threatens public safety, but the human rights and lived-experiences of all Canadians.
Date: Friday June 28, 2019
The Urgent Case for a Supply Rebuild
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...ideas capable of galvanizing the country, inspiring public confidence and forging an overarching policy consensus between left and right. A new report published by the Public Policy Forum — authored...
Date: Tuesday November 1, 2022
Sean Speer joins PPF as Fellow in Residence
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The Public Policy Forum is pleased to announce that Sean Speer is joining Canada’s leading non-partisan think tank as a Fellow in Residence.
Date: Tuesday April 2, 2019
DDP Research Memo #4: Talking Past Each Other on Immigration
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This report examines Canadians' opinions on immigration and their populist and nativist tendencies. It also surveys election candidates' use of social media across platforms.
Date: Thursday September 26, 2019
PPF applauds new support for Canadian journalism
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The Public Policy Forum is pleased that the production of independent, original journalism for Canadians will be supported by new measures announced in the government’s fall economic statement.
Date: Wednesday November 21, 2018
Why Canada needs a digital office
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Bringing tech into the heart of government By Kent Aitken, Prime Ministers Fellow, Public Policy Forum. @kentdaitken Governments are struggling with technology — but there’s hope yet. The thing about...
Date: Friday May 12, 2017
Kim Henderson
Person
...offering advisory services to businesses on their strategies with governments in the areas of climate and economic policy and government procurement. Kim has extensive experience in senior public sector management...
Date: Friday January 13, 2017
How Atlantic Canada businesses keep their foreign workers
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Whether they wear steel-toed boots or ballet slippers, workers from abroad are in high demand in Atlantic Canada. As Kelly Toughill found, successful companies have learned that keeping recruits happy requires more than a paycheque
Date: Wednesday March 21, 2018