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Political & Democratic Reform

Canada has one of most stable democratic systems in the world. Yet despite being the envy of many, the system is beset with challenges: poor voter turnout, electoral fraud, inadequate representation. A crisis of confidence hangs over Canadian democracy. How to turn things around?

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November 20, 2022

ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING FOR ALL STUDENTS (not just business students)

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING FOR ALL STUDENTS (not just business students) THE FUTURE OF WORK IN CANADA: Research and Written by Ashwin Nair, Researcher Under the direction of Andrew Cardozo, President        Introduction   The future of work in Canada is

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November 9, 2022

THE URGENT ISSUES: Fall Conference (Nov9-Dec2)

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“The Urgent Challenges” Fall Conference 2022 November 28 to December 2, 2022 The annual fall conference in November will address a select number of current and urgent public policy challenges – economic and social policy – involving leading experts, bu

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March 23, 2022

Spring Webinars: Innovation; Medical Isoptopes; #Charter@40

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Watch these webinars on PearsonTV, out YouTube channel (link noted above) 1. An Innovation Plan for Canada….post Covid Wednesday, March 23, 2022; 4:00 to 5:00 pm ET Honorable Navdeep Bains, Vice-Chair of Global Investment Banking, CIBC; former Minister

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March 19, 2022

RACISM in 7 webinars

By Sharon Fernandez, Research Associate

Dialogue on Racism & Diversity 2021-2022: 7 webinars Exploring Racism in Canada WATCH WEBINARS here: https://bit.ly/3NeT9zI READ REPORTS reports here: Table of Contents 1. A Conversation with Michelle Good (June 25, 2021) • Author Michelle Good in conv

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April 11, 2022

NEW REPORT: The New Challenges conference

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REPORT POSTED BELOW Watch the webinars from our April conference Pearson Centre Annual Conference The New Challenges (for the Canada we want) 11 Webinars: April 12-29, 2022 Co-Chairs: Frank Baylis, Executive Chairman, Baylis Medical Company, Inc; Forme

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February 15, 2022

“The Cdn Flag” w Olympians: Horn-Miller, Smith, van Koeverden

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TUESDAY: Watch this riveting discussion on the Canadian Flag and what it means to us. recorded on Cdn Flag Day! Webinar: Feb. 15 12 noon ET. Waneek Horn-Miller, Mark Smith, Adam van Koeverden. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VZrMvfJbUg

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February 8, 2022

Michael Adams observing Canada and the US (Feb8)

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A convesation with Michael Adams on the diverging political culture in Canada and the US As Canadians look at some deepening cleavages in the United States, it may be comforting for some that there is a growing cultural divergence between our two count

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February 1, 2022

Chaos: the Trucker Convoy + the American Empire (Marchi)

By Hon. Sergio Marchi

Two columns: 1. The truckers roll into town rudderless 2. Is the American empire sunsetting? The truckers roll into town rudderless As the nation’s capital, the city of Ottawa and its citizens are accustomed to their share of protests. As the seat of o

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January 25, 2022

Navigating a difficult world with PAUL MARTIN (Jan25)

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Please watch the video of: The Right Honourable PAUL MARTIN in conversation with Brian Gallant, former Premier of New Brunswick We are clearly at a point where there is global turmoil and a critical time in Canada. This situation provides both challeng

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January 5, 2022

Glenda Simms, first Black woman to head a federal agency

By Andrew Cardozo

Glenda Simms, first Black woman to head a federal agency Dr. Glenda Simms was the first Black woman to lead a federal agency when she was appointed President of the Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women. She passed away on December 31, 2021.

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