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August 19, 2016
REPORT: Carr, McKenna, etc: Energy & #Econ4Tmro, CGY
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In partnership with The Pearson Centre, the Calgary Chamber of Commerce hosted Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, Jim Carr, and the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, for a dynamic discussion on how our innovation and infrastructure c
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June 7, 2016
Innovation across North America; June 28, Ottawa
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___________________________________________________________________________________________________ CONTENTS: – Program (English and French) – Summary Report – BIO Info on the speakers – Resources on Innovation across North America ____________________
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May 24, 2016
REPORT: Immigration, #Econ4Tmro: John McCallum
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Co-Hosted by the Pearson Centre for Progressive Policy and the Toronto Region Board of Trade Keynote: Honourable John McCallum, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Chair: Sandra Pupatello, Co-Chair #Econ4Tmro, Pearson Centre; and Strategi
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April 12, 2016
Scrapping Welfare, Hugh Segal
By Hugh Segal
The case for guaranteeing all Canadians an income above the poverty line. This article was originally published by the Literary Review of Canada in 2012. It is a classic presentation of the rationale for a guaranteed basic income and we decided
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April 12, 2016
Refundable tax credits, path to a basic income
By Robin Boadway
Posted by Terrance Hunsley with permission of the author and Basic Income Canada Network The pursuit of a basic income guarantee (BIG) is gathering momentum, but much of the emphasis has been on setting up pilot projects. This is fair enough given that
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March 11, 2016
Basic Income: Let’s not do a pilot project
By Terrance Hunsley, Senior Fellow, The Pearson Centre
Note to readers: We would appreciate feedback from people who have an interest in this topic, as we are considering an initiative on it. Since the election of the Trudeau government, there has been increased interest in the concept of basic income (al
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March 11, 2016
Basic Income: Let's not do a pilot project
By Terrance Hunsley, Senior Fellow, The Pearson Centre
Note to readers: We would appreciate feedback from people who have an interest in this topic, as we are considering an initiative on it. Since the election of the Trudeau government, there has been increased interest in the concept of basic income (al
Event
March 1, 2016
NEW PATHS FOR INNOVATION w Navdeep Bains: Econ4Tmro
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Innovation and the #Econ4Tmro with the HON. NAVDEEP BAINS Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Monday, March 14, 2016; 12 noon to 2:00 pm Co-Hosted by the Pearson Centre for Progressive Policy and the Toronto Region Board of Trade V
Podium Item
January 31, 2016
Discussing a new F/P/T Early Childhood Agreement
By Kerry McCuaig / kerry.mccuaig@utoronto.ca
A starting point for discussions on a new federal/provincial/territorial early childhood agreement Provincial and territorial social service ministers meet with their federal counterparts this week to begin talks on a National Early Learning and Childc
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November 20, 2015
Forging a Canada-China Trade Deal: Lessons from Australia
By Brian Gold
On Oct. 26, former Prime Minister Paul Martin said it would make “enormous sense” for a Trudeau-led Canada to pursue a trade deal with China, correctly noting that Canada has been lagging in developing free trade agreements with many countries, includi
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