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Economy, Trade & Jobs

In an increasingly uncertain world, our economy has been doing well compared to many other countries. But the middle-class has been losing ground and inequality continues to grow. Young people must be able to step into the workforce; trade needs to be diversified. Overall, Canada's economy needs a retool to ensure a better future for its citizens. How to attain these objectives?

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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 20, 2022

Lifelong Learning needed for All Workers, All Ages, Every Year: Report

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  LIFELONG LEARNING SHOULD BE FOR ALL WORKERS The Knowledge Economy in Canada: Adult Education and Lifelong Learning   Research and Written by Martina Gordon, Researcher under the direction of Andrew Cardozo, President     Table of

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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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July 27, 2022

WHAT (the heck) IS HAPPENING WITH THE ECONOMY? Lee, MacEwen, Bardeesy (Video)

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What (the heck) Is Happening With The Economy? JULY 27, 2022 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET Audio Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajvVCE8cKMM&t=443s Prices of everything is going up. Wages will not catch up. Labour shortages abound. Interest rat

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September 13, 2022

PEARSON AWARDS: Raitt, Mancinelli, Fakih, Parchment

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  The Pearson Progressive Leadership Awards recognize outstanding progressive leaders in various sectors of our society, who make a difference in their fields and beyond.  The Gala is an important opportunity for a broad range of Canadians interes

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June 20, 2022

A new National Indigenous Economic Strategy (Cardozo)

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New Indigenous Economic Strategy builds on TRC report By ANDREW CARDOZO JUNE 13, 2022 Last week, a group of Indigenous economic and business groups released their plan for a National Indigenous Economic Strategy. It builds on the Truth and Reconciliati

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April 24, 2022

The Elusive Goal of Inclusion (Brink)

By Satya Brink, PhD

Merriam Webster defines inclusion as “the act of including and the state of being included”. The social construction of the concept of inclusion has evolved depending on the context of the time. But questions still remain.  Who does the including? Who

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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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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 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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What's New

Oct 30

Pearson Centre Leadership Awards 2024: Salute Organized Labour

May 22

An Evening with the Right Honourable Joe Clark

Jun 6

An evening with the Rt. Hon. Jean Chrétien

Current Initiatives

The Canadian Flag

What are Your Thoughts About the Canadian Flag? Invitation to a National Conversation

Send us your thoughts in words, pictures or videos. What do you feel the flag stands for and what does it mean to you?  Keep the words to under 150 and the videos to under 60 seconds and we'll post them.  The only requirements are that you be respectful and you post in English or French so they can have the widest reach.

Please send them to: Flag Project Coordinator, Pearson Centre: info@thepearsoncentre.ca

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Lester B Pearson: Canadian Visionary

Lester B. Pearson and his contribution to Canada.

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New Members of Parliament

New Members of Parliament share their thoughts and plans for the upcoming year.

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Progressive Podium

An innovative series of policy proposals that are bold, progressive, innovative and future-focused.

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About Us

The Pearson Centre is a dynamic think tank that engages Canadians in an active dialogue about a progressive future for Canada, building on the success of the past and exploring new ideas for a bright future.

Policy Areas

  • Economic Recovery

  • Pursuing Justice & Equality

  • Climate Change

  • Social & Health

  • Canada & The world

  • Canada: Who we are

  • Lester B. Pearson

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