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Business as Unusual
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In a message to the PPF community, our President & CEO Edward Greenspon addresses how PPF is re-calibrating and conceiving of new forms of digital engagement.
Date: Tuesday March 17, 2020
Why the future of work may be the most pressing issue of our time
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Today’s technological revolution holds out tremendous promise to improve our lives and work, writes PPF's President and CEO Edward Greenspon, but we must ensure its opportunity is available to all, and that policy softens the downsides of the disruption it causes. Join our Brave New Work project to be part of the solution.
Date: Tuesday June 18, 2019
Frank McKenna Award | Atlantic Canada
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Our annual award for outstanding contributions to public policy by Atlantic Canadians is named in honour of Frank McKenna, one of the region’s most accomplished leaders. Since 2013, PPF has...
Date: Wednesday October 18, 2017
Emerging Leader Award | National
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In 2005, the Public Policy Forum established an annual award for emerging leaders to recognize the contributions of young Canadians who personify leadership in the area of public policy and...
Date: Wednesday October 18, 2017
Mill town’s struggle reveals rural areas’ unique immigration challenges
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A small influx of foreign workers has sparked sharp reactions in Chipman, New Brunswick. Many see the newcomers as potential saviours of a town headed toward extinction. Others see them as competitors for local jobs. In between, a handful of immigrant families are trying to figure out how to feel at home. The challenges of immigration in small communities are different than in cities, both for newcomers and for local residents. Solving them may be key to the future prosperity of rural Atlantic Canada.
Date: Thursday June 6, 2019
Brave New Work Newsletter #2
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In this second newsletter: New report on big gaps in Employment Insurance, emerging leaders share principles for inclusion that we should all follow, and we learn how disrupting the career ladder creates challenges to gender equity.
Date: Monday May 6, 2019
Governance in the digital age
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...on open and digital government with industry, academia, government and civil society, and a session on digital adoption among Canadian businesses as part of the PPF’s annual Testimonial Dinner. And...
Date: Tuesday May 23, 2017
PPF names Karen Restoule as its 2018 Prime Ministers of Canada Fellow
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...September 2016 and has supported a number of PPF projects, including Your Energy Future. About the fellowship: Announced in 2012 at PPF’s 25th Testimonial Dinner, the Prime Ministers of Canada Fellowship brings prominent Canadian leaders...
Date: Tuesday January 16, 2018
Joe Teo: Integrate as quickly as possible
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The co-founder of HeyOrca! launched the social media solutions company because he wanted to learn how to run a business. It worked.
Date: Monday July 22, 2019
Our Honourees: Celebrating 150 Years of Canadians at Home and Abroad
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...accomplishments, their hopes — and who likes grilled cheese sandwiches. Each year at the Public Policy Forum’s Testimonial Dinner in Toronto, more than a thousand leaders from all sectors of...
Date: Monday April 17, 2017
Carina Lin: Be patient
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Lin expected to spend $150,000 and launch her New Brunswick candy business in a little more than a year. It took more than three years and $650,000. She praises government settlement and business support programs, but wishes they weren’t so hard to find.
Date: Monday July 22, 2019
PPF Names Award for Frank McKenna
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...Awards. The day-long Summit, which Mr. McKenna will attend, is the first public event of the PPF’s new three-year research project on immigration and retention in Atlantic Canada. Mr. McKenna will speak at the awards dinner in the evening. ...
Date: Friday November 24, 2017
Project Evaluation Executive Summary (January – March, 2018)
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...sold for the follow-up dinner and award ceremony. The majority of interviewees said the information at the conference and in the reports was presented well, that they will reference the...
Date: Thursday July 19, 2018
Who’s threatening democracy? Tyrants, technology – and us
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Are we amusing ourselves to death while darker forces of disinformation undermine our democracy? By Edward Greenspon
Date: Tuesday May 1, 2018
Announcing PPF’s 2019 Prime Ministers of Canada Fellow
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PPF’s 2019 Prime Ministers of Canada Fellow Sean Speer to study urban-rural divide.
Date: Thursday August 8, 2019