Search Results for: Public Service
Accelerating Growth in Carbon Management: Policy Recommendations for the Federal Government
Publication
...Canada competitive relative to other jurisdictions in the transition to a net zero economy; Ensuring responsible use of public dollars in achieving the public good of our climate objectives; Making...
Date: Thursday March 3, 2022
Public Policy Forum report warns of tech giants’ negative effects on democracy
News
With the release of the PPF report "Democracy Divided", The Logic covers the threats that social media marketing tools and the highly consolidated digital media landscape creates for democracy in Canada and explains why this matters to Canadians.
Date: Wednesday August 15, 2018
Announcing PPF’s 2019 Prime Ministers of Canada Fellow
Article
PPF’s 2019 Prime Ministers of Canada Fellow Sean Speer to study urban-rural divide.
Date: Thursday August 8, 2019
Fault Lines and Common Ground
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What divides urban and rural voters? What unites them? In this second report on the Urban-Rural divide in Canada, Sean Speer and his team take a closer look at the Canadian Election Study and find that urban and rural Canadians have divergent opinions on many key issues, but they also agree to a large extent on many others. As populism grows across the western world, policymakers in Canada need to understand the implications.
Date: Wednesday February 3, 2021
Community media can play a pivotal role in Canada’s disrupted news environment
News
...the CRTC. iii) produce local news and information for one-tenth the cost of the public and private sectors (averaging $500/hour of content compared to over $6000/hour in the public and...
Date: Monday April 3, 2017
Transparent and Level: Modernizing Political Financing in Canada
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Transparent and Level: Modernizing Political Financing in Canada makes eight recommendations aiming to strengthen political finance regulations in Canada. It follows a literature review and a roundtable discussion on political financing on October 11, 2017 that was co-convened with Elections Canada. The day was divided into three discussions focused on the following themes: public and private financing, transparency and campaign spending.
Date: Wednesday March 14, 2018
Opinion: Without bold action, we’re going to miss a key climate and economic opportunity
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Op-ed by Janet Annesley and Michael Bernstein, co-chairs of the Public Policy Forum’s Energy Future Forum – Carbon Management Working Group. The recent sixth assessment report from the UN’s Intergovernmental...
Date: Friday September 3, 2021
The internet is transforming the world, but not for everybody
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...people with differing levels of digital skills and ability, including people with disabilities. Public access: People who cannot afford digital technologies can do so for free in public places. We’d...
Date: Friday October 13, 2017
Stewarding AI and cultural change: It’s everybody’s business
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What will it take to steward digital development and support workers and the broader public as we transition to a more automated future? Emerging leaders from the Banff Forum say the underlying principles we follow – and insist on – may make all the difference.
Date: Wednesday November 27, 2019
Business in Vancouver: Public Policy Forum honours four Western Canadians with Peter Lougheed Awards
News
In this Business in Vancouver article, we explore the history of the Peter Lougheed Award winners. Winners will be celebrated at this year's Western Dinner in Vancouver Sept. 19. Sue Paish and Andrew Petter are highlighted in the article. To learn more about this year's winners -
Date: Tuesday September 11, 2018
Quebec Child Care Workforce Development Snapshot
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...order to maintain the accessibility, quality and universality of its network. Educational Childcare Services in Quebec There are 4 types of educational childcare services (ECCS) intended for children aged 0-5...
Date: Tuesday May 10, 2022
Digital Infrastructure for the Post-Pandemic World
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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
Aperçu du développement de la main-d’œuvre des services de garde à l’enfance au Québec
Article
...à maintenir le service aux familles. En effet, dans la dernière année, des bris de services ont commencé à être vécus par les familles particulièrement lors d’absences non prévues du...
Date: Tuesday May 10, 2022
Canada’s Associations See What’s Trending in the Future of Work
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From new ways of approaching lifelong learning to recognizing that technology is not the only driver of workplace change, representatives of Canadian associations shared their perspectives on the changing nature of work and how workers and employers are affected.
Date: Monday April 1, 2019
Understanding the Nature and Experience of Gig Work in Canada
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Gig work & gig workers are on the rise, fuelled by technology that makes this form of work more easily accessible. What does this mean for Canada’s labour market and how should we respond? Understanding how workers enter, navigate and experience the gig economy is a critical component to better understanding what policies are required to best protect and support them. This report explores what we know, and what we need to know, about the nature of Canada’s gig economy and the experiences of its workers.
Date: Tuesday June 30, 2020