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Bonnie Mallard: From the barn to the bench
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This is one in a series of profiles of the winners of the 2018 Governor General’s Innovation Awards. See all honourees. From a young age, Dr. Bonnie Mallard desperately wanted...
Date: Tuesday May 23, 2017
David Brown: From the classroom to the boardroom
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This is one in a series of profiles of the winners of the 2018 Governor General’s Innovation Awards. See all honourees. University students can hope for one inspiring class that...
Date: Tuesday May 23, 2017
Kelly Cyr
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...& events and currently leads our signature events such as the Testimonial Dinner & Awards, the Western Dinner, the Atlantic Dinner and has general oversight on all PPF events. She...
Date: Wednesday January 10, 2018
A formula for turning ideas into products
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...potential,” he says. “What we’ve got today is the tip of the iceberg. But it’s a very big iceberg.” To learn more about the Governor General’s Innovation Awards, visit innovation.gg.ca....
Date: Wednesday May 24, 2017
Dr. Tom Chau: Bringing voice to the voiceless with technology
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This is one in a series of profiles of the winners of the 2018 Governor General’s Innovation Awards. See all honourees Like many new fathers, Dr. Tom Chau marvelled at...
Date: Tuesday May 22, 2018
Zabeen Hirji
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...HR Awards, Ivey Business School Lifetime Achievement in HR Leadership, Governor General’s Meritorious Service medal for Diversity and Inclusion, SFU Outstanding Alumni Award, WXN Top 100 Most Powerful Women Hall...
Date: Thursday January 1, 2004
Canada’s Innovation Stars: Meet the 2018 Governor General’s Innovation Award laureates
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The innovation stars are out and shining over Canada as the Governor General’s Innovation Awards are handed out to six laureates and teams for 2018.
Date: Tuesday May 22, 2018
Film and Television in the Age of COVID-19, and After
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COVID-19 has taken a high toll on film and television in Canada. To support a once-thriving industry, governments need to improve financial security for production companies and ensure a steady flow of business across the Canada-US border. Governments must also modernize regulations for industry success in the digital age.
Date: Thursday October 15, 2020
Brave New Work Newsletter #4
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In the fourth edition of our Brave New Work Newsletter: Our latest report on rebalancing bargaining power in the future of work, a panel discussion on the future of Alberta's energy sector, and two of our latest blog posts.
Date: Monday December 2, 2019
PPF Atlantic Summit 2018
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The Public Policy Forum’s 2018 Atlantic Summit is the first major initiative in a 3-year project. From 2018-2020 we will conduct research, engage communities and decision makers, and work to support the momentum building behind the Atlantic Growth Strategy. The focus of our first year has been on demographics and the role of immigration as one approach to attract, and keep, the talented people who make Atlantic Canada home.
Date: Thursday May 24, 2018
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...with our wide network of leaders and research Fellows. Celebrate public policy leadership in your organization Nominate individuals from your organization for PPF’s annual awards, including the “Testimonial Award” a...
Date: Tuesday April 18, 2023
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
First Nations Finance Authority (Ernie Daniels, CEO): By fixing finance rules, First Nations can invest in themselves
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The First Nations Finance Authority is being honored as a Governor General Innovation Award recipient on May 23 for their ground-breaking innovative funding regime that reduces borrowing cuts and provides interest rate security for First Nations communities across the country.
Date: Wednesday May 23, 2018
Dr. Kamran Khan: To fight global infectious diseases, he prescribes a dose of big data
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This is one in a series of profiles of the winners of the 2018 Governor General’s Innovation Awards. See all honourees ©University of Toronto After returning to Canada in 2003 following...
Date: Wednesday May 23, 2018
Mary Gordon: To grow a healthier society, she plants the seeds of empathy
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This is one in a series of profiles of the winners of the 2018 Governor General’s Innovation Awards. See all honourees ©Melanie-Gordon-Photography Breakthrough moments for innovators can come at dramatic...
Date: Wednesday May 23, 2018